15 h. ago John Rentoul answers your questions on Labour’s future – from welfare U

Chief political commentator John Rentoul answers your questions on Labour’s deepening welfare crisis, the rise of a Corbyn-Sultana breakaway party, and what it all means for Keir Starmer’s grip on government

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18 h. ago Jeremy Corbyn confirms talks about forming new party with Zarah Sultana

Corbyn says ‘discussions are ongoing’ after MP’s surprise announcement, and is understood to be reluctant to take title of party leaderUK politics live – latest updatesJeremy Corbyn has confirmed he is in discussions about creating a new leftwing political party, hours after the MP Zarah Sultana announced she was quitting Labour to co-lead the project.Sultana, the MP for Coventry South who had the Labour whip suspended last year for voting against the government over the two-child limit on benefits, said on Thursday night she was quitting Labour and would “co-lead the founding of a new party” with Corbyn. Continue reading...

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18 h. ago Jeremy Corbyn says ‘discussions are ongoing’ after Zarah Sultana claimed she would ‘co

Sultana announced on Thursday she was quitting Labour to join Jeremy Corbyn’s Independent AllianceMy colleague Lauren Almeida, who is running the Guardian’s business live blog, has shared the following:Rachel Reeves has not given herself enough fiscal headroom to manage public finances, Charlie Bean, the former deputy of the Bank of England has said, and has to “neurotically fine tune taxes”.About £10bn – that’s a very small number in the context of overall public spending. Government spending is about one and a quarter trillion so £10bn is a small number and it is a small number in the context of typical forecasting errors.You can’t forecast the future perfectly both because you can’t forecast the economy and you can’t forecast all the elements of public finances . The forecasts are imprecise and there is no way you can avoid that. That is a fact of life.In light of reports of atrocities committed by the Israeli government in Gaza and reports of the UK’s collaboration with Israeli ...

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18 h. ago Jeremy Corbyn says 'real change is coming' as he announces new independent left

The Islington North MP said "discussions are ongoing" after Ms Sultana announced she was quitting Labour to co-lead the founding of a new party with him

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19 h. ago Jeremy Corbyn 'to make statement' on new independent party as Labour expected to block his Gaza Bill

Zarah Sultana, who had the Labour whip suspended last year, said on Thursday night that she would be co-founding the movement with the Islington North MP

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20 h. ago Home secretary rejects Zarah Sultana’s claim Labour failing to improve lives – UK politics live

Sultana announced on Thursday she was quitting Labour to join Jeremy Corbyn’s Independent AllianceMy colleague Lauren Almeida, who is running the Guardian’s business live blog, has shared the following:Rachel Reeves has not given herself enough fiscal headroom to manage public finances, Charlie Bean, the former deputy of the Bank of England has said, and has to “neurotically fine tune taxes”.About £10bn – that’s a very small number in the context of overall public spending. Government spending is about one and a quarter trillion so £10bn is a small number and it is a small number in the context of typical forecasting errors.You can’t forecast the future perfectly both because you can’t forecast the economy and you can’t forecast all the elements of public finances . The forecasts are imprecise and there is no way you can avoid that. That is a fact of life.In light of reports of atrocities committed by the Israeli government in Gaza and reports of the UK’s collaboration with Israeli ...

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21 h. ago Who is Zarah Sultana? Former Labour MP to start new party with Jeremy Corbyn

‘But the truth is clear: this government is an active participant in genocide. And the British people oppose it.’

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22 h. ago Jeremy Corbyn’s new party is not something Starmer – or Farage – can afford to ignore

The damage done by pro-Gaza Independents at the general election last year shows what a threat to Labour a new party led by Jeremy Corbyn and Zara Sultana could be, says David Maddox

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34 h. ago Zarah Sultana quits Labour and vows to start new party with Jeremy Corbyn

Zarah Sultana MP said she will co-lead the founding of a new party with Jeremy Corbyn - as well as other Independent MPs, campaigners and activists across the country.

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35 h. ago Controversial Labour MP quits and vows to start new party with Jeremy Corbyn

Zarah Sultana has resigned from the Labour Party and will co-lead the founding of a new party with Jeremy Corbyn as well as other Independent MPs, campaigners and activists across the country

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36 h. ago Zarah Sultana RESIGNS from Labour and vows to start new party with Jeremy Corbyn

Zarah Sultana MP said she will co-lead the founding of a new party with Jeremy Corbyn - as well as other Independent MPs, campaigners and activists across the country

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1 week ago Corbynista MP Zarah Sultana says 'we are all Palestine Action'

Zarah Sultana, the MP for Coventry South, posted on social media 'we are all Palestine Action' after the Home Office said it would proscribe the organisation behind the attack on RAF jets at Brize Norton.

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