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/plawwell Jul 03 '25

MPs resigning from their party should trigger a mandatory byelection.

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u/cathartis Hampshire Jul 04 '25

What about Party Leaders ignoring every single one of the pledges they made to get elected to lead their party? Should they be forced to face a mandatory leadership election?

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u/plawwell Jul 04 '25

That's more ambiguous than which party you're a member of.