Former Labour MP fires parting shot at government in resignation

Politics
4 Jul 2025 • 4:16 AM MYT
The Independent
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  • Independent MP Zarah Sultana has announced her intention to co-lead a new political party alongside Jeremy Corbyn.
  • Ms Sultana resigned from the Labour Party, having had her whip suspended last year for voting to abolish the two-child benefit cap.
  • The new political initiative is set to include other independent MPs, campaigners, and activists from across the country.
  • Sultana criticised the existing political landscape, arguing that the two-party system leads to "managed decline and broken promises".
  • She protested against the government’s policies on social welfare and shared her opposition to the two-child benefit cap and cuts to winter fuel payments.

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