The New Left Party That Didn’t Need to Happen

The centralised and punishing approach of Labour under Keir Starmer risks his party losing voters at the next election to more progressive candidates who do not embrace the politics of Reform UK, writes Jonathan Lis

One tweet a few weeks ago may come to be one of the most significant political moments of this year.

It was sent on 24 July by former Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn, now an independent MP. The post announced the establishment of a new, left-wing political party, co-led by the fellow independent and former Labour MP Zarah Sultana.

In their joint statement, Corbyn and Sultana presented the basis, framework, and priorities of the new party. It read: “It’s time for a new kind of political party. One that belongs to you.”