Labour is dead, says Zarah Sultana as she calls for patience over party launch

<p>Co-leader of nascent leftwing party says more than 750,000 people have registered their interest</p><p>“Labour is dead” after failing to deliver for working people, Zarah Sultana said as she urged supporters of a new leftwing party she is creating with Jeremy Corbyn to be patient and “watch this space”.</p><p>Sultana, the independent MP for Coventry South who <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/jul/03/jeremy-corbyn-hints-at-launch-of-new-party-as-leftwing-alternative-to-labour">quit Labour</a> after losing the whip for backing a move to scrap the two-child benefit cap, is co-leader of a nascent party with Jeremy Corbyn.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2025/sep/07/labour-is-dead-zarah-sultana-your-party-launch">Continue reading...</a>