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Zarah Sultana Says New Left Party Aims to Replace Labour and Win Power

She frames the project as a decades-long bid despite early turmoil over financing.

Overview

  • Sultana told the BBC she wants her movement to supplant Labour and pursue state power to deliver nationalisation, council housing and secure jobs.
  • She described the effort as a 10–40 year project, stressing door-to-door organising and a party built to govern rather than protest.
  • The group, launched after Sultana quit Labour in July, has faced public disputes over leadership and a paid membership system involving co-founder Jeremy Corbyn, with the pair later reconciling and an official portal launched in late September.
  • Reports this week said the party is preparing legal action after a final deadline passed to hand over at least £800,000 in donations.
  • A founding conference in Liverpool next month will select a permanent name, with Sultana floating options like The Left or The Left Party, as the outfit claims tens of thousands of sign-ups and trades barbs with Reform UK following her criticism of Nigel Farage.