By MEE staff Published date: 24 July 2025 13:49 BST
Jeremy Corbyn has confirmed that he has launched a new political party alongside fellow independent lawmaker Zarah Sultana.
In a joint statement published on X on Thursday, the two said that the system was “rigged” when the current government “says there is no money for the poor, but billions for war”.
The pair also cited UK complicity in Israel’s war on Gaza as reason for the need for an alternative party.
Reform are splitting both. They’re pretty smart in their messaging supporting a few leftist policies that are popular with the working class, while backing the 1% for everything that really matters.