Zarah Sultana launches fundraising drive for new leftwing party MP pushes on with plans after week of confusion after announcement she would co-lead party with Jeremy Corbyn The Guardian - UK · Jul 12, 2025
Signs of new life: is the British left making a comeback? Talk of a new party led by Jeremy Corbyn is just the latest example of a growing clamour for leftwing alliances The Guardian - UK · Jul 12, 2025
What would it take for a new British leftwing party to succeed? Last week, the MP for Coventry South, Zarah Sultana, made an audacious decision. Having already lost the Labour party whip for opposing the two-child benefit cap, Sultana announced she would co-lead a new leftwing party with Jeremy Corbyn, who was expelled from Labour in 2024. The Conversation · Jul 11, 2025
Corbyn-Sultana party clarifies Scottish independence stance THE Scottish wing of Jeremy Corbyn and Zarah Sultana’s new party has issued a clarification on its independence stance. The National (Scotland) · Jul 9, 2025
Insider lifts lid on workings of Corbyn-Sultana project in Scotland Insider reveals what is going on with Corbyn-Sultana project in Scotland The National (Scotland) · Jul 8, 2025
MP's 'we are Palestine Action' comment edited out of official Westminster records THE UK Parliament has edited the official record of what was said in the House of Commons to delete an MP’s “We are all Palestine Action”… The National (Scotland) · Jul 8, 2025
How small Scottish parties are reacting to news of a new Corbyn project SMALLER pro-independence parties in Scotland have reacted with some scepticism to the potential emergence of a new project from Jeremy Corbyn and… The National (Scotland) · Jul 7, 2025
Greens should be open to alliance with Jeremy Corbyn party, says Polanski GREENS leadership hopeful Zack Polanski has said the party should be open to working with Jeremy Corbyn’s left-wing group. The National (Scotland) · Jul 7, 2025
‘Enemies of Labour’ to benefit from Corbyn-led party, says peer IN FULL The Independent UK · Jul 7, 2025
Monday briefing: What Zarah Sultana’s new breakaway party could mean for Labour and the left In today’s newsletter: the former Labour MP – and reportedly Jeremy Corbyn – will launch a new left party in a bid to challenge ‘broken’ Westminster politics. But will it work? The Guardian - UK · Jul 7, 2025
Any breakaway party should be called ‘Farage assistance group’ – Lord Kinnock The former Labour leader said any ‘splintering’ of the party would ‘only be of assistance to the enemies of Labour’. Evening Standard · Jul 6, 2025
Corbyn and Sultana’s new breakaway party will only boost Nigel Farage, Neil Kinnock warns Lord Kinnock said the new party should be called the ‘Farage assistance group’ The Independent UK · Jul 6, 2025
Details emerge of Scottish arm of new Corbyn project Jeremy Corbyn's new party will have a Scottish branch, it has been confirmed, as details have begun to emerge. The National (Scotland) · Jul 6, 2025
Steve Coogan says ‘disappointing’ Labour year will ‘pave the way’ for Reform UK The 59-year old actor and comedian reportedly supported the Labour party until last year, when he backed the Green Party. Evening Standard · Jul 5, 2025
The Guardian - UK · Jul 5, 2025 Steve Coogan accuses Labour of paving way for Reform UK Exclusive: Actor says Keir Starmer’s party has caused a ‘derogation of all the principles they were supposed to represent’
The Independent UK · Jul 4, 2025 A year of Keir: the first 365 days of Starmer in power Three trade deals, five U-turns, 2.5 per cent of GDP on defence, eight ministerial resignations, 49 welfare rebels, record small boat crossings – the statistics behind Keir Starmer’s first year as prime minister explored by Alicja Hagopian and David Maddox
The Guardian - UK · Jul 4, 2025 Sultana’s alliance with Corbyn shows Starmer there is life in the Labour left yet After an internal welfare bill rebellion and excluded Labour figures regrouping, the PM is forced to realise the left may have never gone away
The Independent UK · Jul 4, 2025 Reform UK run council removes all trans books from children’s library section Kent County Council leader claims removing ‘trans material’ from shelves is ‘victory for common sense in Kent’
Evening Standard · Jul 4, 2025 Discussions ongoing and foundations of new party soon, says Corbyn Jeremy Corbyn led Labour from 2015 to April 2020, stepping down after the party’s loss at the 2019 general election.
The Guardian - UK · Jul 4, 2025 The time is right for Zarah Sultana’s new party – but it’s already facing its first test The left has been discussing this for months, but tactical differences will need to be overcome, as will the threat of Reform, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett
The Guardian - UK · Jul 4, 2025 Jeremy Corbyn confirms talks about forming new party with Zarah Sultana Corbyn says ‘discussions are ongoing’ after MP’s surprise announcement but he is understood to be reluctant to take title of party leader
The Independent UK · Jul 4, 2025 New Covid strain spreads across UK with unique symptom The XFG and XFG.3 variants currently account for around 30 percent of Covid-19 cases in England
The Guardian - UK · Jul 4, 2025 Starmer’s reno of the UK is going brilliantly. If you don’t count the walls falling down Nothing says you’ve lifted the mood of the nation like having to haul your chancellor to a photocall at a ‘wellbeing centre’, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde
Evening Standard · Jul 4, 2025 Corbyn says ‘discussions ongoing’ as Sultana quits Labour to ‘co-lead new party’ In a post on social media, independent MP Jeremy Corbyn said: ‘Real change is coming.’