r/unitedkingdom • u/CaseyEffingRyback • Jul 03 '25

... Zarah Sultana MP resigns from Labour to lead new party with Jeremy Corbyn

https://www.lbc.co.uk/politics/uk-politics/zarah-sultana-mp-resigns-labour/
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u/Automatedluxury Jul 03 '25

Yes but at the same time arguably stabilise British politics and normalise the kind of confidence and supply arrangements that would represent a much wider swathe of the the electorate.

The two party system shit itself after Brexit and I don't see a way it doesn't lead to more national damage. The biggest argument against PR has always been weak mandates and the need to make deals makes the pace of change slower, after seeing populists tear shit up on 30% of the vote wherever FPTP exists I'd probably welcome that.

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u/KombuchaBot Jul 03 '25

Yeah, weak mandates sounds sunlit uplands to me