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MP quits Labour to form new party with Jeremy Corbyn
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MP Zarah Sultana who was ousted from Labour announces she is starting new political party with Jeremy Corbyn
An MP who was ousted from the Labour Party has announced she is setting up a new political party with Jeremy Corbyn. Independent MP Zarah Sultana said she and the former Labour leader will co-lead the new party, which she did not provide a name for. She said other independent MPs, campaigners and activists from across the country will join them, but did not name anyone. Ms Sultana also said she was "resigning" from the Labour Party after 14 years. She was suspended as a Labour MP shortly after they came to power last summer for voting against the government maintaining the two-child benefit cap. Several others from the left of the party, including Mr Corbyn, were also suspended for voting against the government, and also remained as independent MPs. However, Ms Sultana was still a member of the Labour Party - until now. She said she would vote to abolish the two-child benefit cap again and also voted against scrapping the winter fuel payment for most pensioners. Ms Sultana also voted against the government's welfare bill this week, which was heavily watered down as Sir Keir Starmer tried to prevent a major rebellion from his own MPs. On Wednesday, Ms Sultana spoke passionately against Palestine Action being proscribed as a terror organisation - but MPs eventually voted for it to be. She said to proscribe it is "a deliberate distortion of the law to chill dissent, criminalise solidarity and suppress the truth". Ms Sultana said they were founding the new party because "Westminster is broken but the real crisis is deeper - just 50 families now own more wealth than half the UK population". She called Reform leader Nigel Farage "a billionaire-backed grifter" leading the polls "because Labour has completely failed to improve people's lives. The MP, who has spoken passionately about Gaza, added: "Across the political establishment, from Farage to Starmer, they smear people of conscience trying to stop a genocide in Gaza as terrorists. "But the truth is clear: this government is an active participant in genocide. And the British people oppose it. "We are not going to take this anymore." This breaking news story is being updated and more details will be published shortly. Please refresh the page for the fullest version. You can receive Breaking News alerts on a smartphone or tablet via the Sky News App. You can also follow @SkyNews on X or subscribe to our YouTube channel to keep up with the latest news.
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Newcastle pushing to secure signing of Anthony Elanga from Nottingham Forest
Newcastle United are pushing to secure the signing of Anthony Elanga from Nottingham Forest. A new offer has been made by the St James' Park club worth more than £50million plus bonuses. Their efforts to finalise a deal with Forest continue and work is also needed on the player side. The Athletic previously reported that Newcastle had seen a bid in the region of £45million for the 21-year-old rejected by Forest. Advertisement Elanga, 23, featured in all 38 of Forest's Premier League games in 2024-25, scoring six goals and providing 11 assists, as the club qualified for the Conference League with a seventh-place finish. The Sweden international was also the subject of interest from Newcastle last summer. Newcastle were willing to pay a fee worth around £45million ($57m), with the potential package including an initial £30m payment, a swap deal for Paraguay winger Miguel Almiron (valued at £5m, and who has subsequently joined Atlanta United) and two potential further payments of £5m. The versatile forward joined Forest from Manchester United in a £15m deal in July 2023 and has scored 11 goals in 83 appearances for the club. Analysis by Ahmed Walid The right-winger can play on either flank, has shown defensive discipline under Nuno Espirito Santo at Forest, and has the pace and ball-carrying ability to be a menace on attacking transitions. Under Eddie Howe, Newcastle have been a team that thrives on the transition, with the physicality of their midfielders and the speed of their front line essential. Newcastle's tendency to attack quickly on the transition plays to Elanga's strengths. The right-winger's ability to dribble at a high speed while making wise decisions means he is a threat when his team wins the ball and attacks an unstructured defence. Last season, Elanga had the most assists from crosses (six) in the Premier League, and he only drops to second place when the stats are adjusted to a per-game basis for players who played at least 900 minutes. Meanwhile, his expected assists (xA) from crosses per 90 (0.12) was the 12th highest in the league in 2024-25, suggesting he overperformed his data slightly, but that he was still one of the league's leading threats. In the wide areas, Newcastle's passing combinations have been a staple of their attack in recent seasons, and despite Forest not using it as frequently, Elanga has a profile that fits this attacking method.
