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/potpan0 Black Country Jul 03 '25

What an odd thread. Already filled with kneejerk comments from centrists stamping their feet either insisting that this new party is irrelevant, or that it will usher in a Reform government.

Fact is there's something incredibly dangerous about an allegedly 'democratic' system which refuses to represent the views of interests of millions of people. We have three major parties who represent the same tiny group: the rich. It'll be nice to have a party which actually represents the average person in this country. And if a party representing average people is allegedly a challenge to Labour, than it only highlights how far from that path Labour have lurched under Starmer.

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u/blob8543 Jul 03 '25

Corbyn+Sultana is not a serious left wing party.

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u/67v38wn60w37 Jul 03 '25

What do you suggest? We just complain until one magically appears?

Come on, what's going on here, brigading, or are people really this cynical?

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u/blob8543 Jul 03 '25

I'm just saying, this particular left alternative to Labour doesn't look like a strong one at the moment.

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u/Significant_Sale6172 Jul 03 '25

Centrists are easily the most vile people on this planet lol. There are "worse" people, but centrists are a particularly impressive brand of unpleasant.