Jeremy Corbyn confirms plan to create new political party with Zarah Sultana

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Ex-Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has confirmed he is setting up a new left-wing political party to take on Keir Starmer.

In a message to his supporters on X, formerly Twitter, Mr Corbyn said it was “time for a new kind of political party – one that belongs to you”.

The new group, a joint venture with former Labour MP Zarah Sultana, will “build a democratic movement that can take on the rich and powerful – and win”, he said.

Zarah Sultana, second right, with ex-Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn, second left (Stefan Rousseau/PA) (PA Wire)

However, it was not clear what the new party will be called.

Mr Corbyn urged backers to visit a website called yourparty, but Ms Sultana took to Twitter to say “It’s not called Your Party!”

Earlier this month, Ms Sultana announced plans to set up a new left-wing political party alongside Mr Corbyn, taking aim at the Labour government for having “completely failed to improve people’s lives”.

But she was accused of working on the creation of a “Farage assistance party” by Neil Kinnock.

Mr Corbyn said his party would tax the rich and invest in council houses.

He also said it would support Palestine and be “made up of people of all faiths and none”.

He said millions of people were “horrified by the government’s complicity in crimes against humanity. Now, more than ever, we must defend the right to protest against genocide. We believe in the radical idea that all human life has equal value. That is why we will keep demanding an end to all arms sales to Israel, and for the only path to peace: a free and independent Palestine”.

Mr Corbyn hit out at the government’s approach to the war in Gaza (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

He added that “great dividers” wanted the public to think the problems in our society are caused by “migrants or refugees. They’re not. They are caused by an economic system that protects the interests of corporations and billionaires”.

He said: “The system is rigged when 4.5 million children live in poverty in the sixth richest country in the world. The system is rigged when giant corporations make a fortune from rising bills. The system is rigged when this government says there is no money for the poor, but billions for war. We cannot accept these injustices – and neither should you.”

Lord Kinnock said the left-wingers would “only assist the enemies of Labour” by forming a breakaway challenger party.

He said that division on the left “can only assist the parties of the right”, including Kemi Badenoch’s Conservatives and Nigel Farage’s Reform UK.

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