Jeremy Corbyn is considering establishing his own political party after privately accepting he will never be reinstated as a Labour MP, The Telegraph understands. The former Labour leader has been urged by many in his inner circle, including his wife Laura Alvarez, to upgrade his charity into a political party, and run under its banner at the next election.If the party is established, it could tempt the defection of Left-wing MPs who are disaffected with the leadership of Sir Keir Starmer, and c

Jeremy Corbyn is on the brink of being deselected by Labour as MP for Islington North as it prepares to replace him with a new candidate. Top party officials have held discussions on how best to remove the former Labour leader from the seat. The Telegraph understands that Mr Corbyn wants the Labour whip restored and to continue as the MP for the seat.He has been an independent MP since Oct 2020 after he said that the scale of complaints of anti-Semitism during his time as leader were “ dramatica

“ I have therefore regrettably come to the conclusion that it is intolerable for constituents to go years without an MP who can amplify their voices in Parliament, ” he said.“ Representing them has been the honour of my life, and they deserve better than this.... Consequently I am resigning as MP for Wakefield and withdrawing from political life.” He said he would write to the parliamentary authorities to confirm his intentions “ shortly ”.... “ I am now able to focus entirely on clearing my n

Boris Johnson will face another crucial test on June 23 when a by-election is held in Wakefield. Voters in West Yorkshire will head to the polls after the departure of the city's previous Conservative MP, Imran Ahmad Khan. The Conservatives will be anxious to hold on to one of many' Red Wall' gains they made in traditional Labour territory at the last general election. Equally, Labour will need to show they can start winning back the loyalty of scores of northern and working-class Britons who ab

Former Conservative MP Imran Ahmad Khan has announced he is standing down as MP for Wakefield following his conviction for a child sex assault offence. His resignation triggers an explosive by-election in the West Yorkshire seat, which was one of the traditional Labour strongholds in the so-called Red Wall, which fell to Boris Johnson’s Tories in the 2019 general election. The contest will be a crucial test of Sir Keir Starmer’s ability to win back the Red Wall and of the extent to which the pri

It is now Mr Johnson who appears on the ropes.... “ If they fail to achieve anything other than a sizable win, it would, given the circusmatnces, be considered a very bad sign that they are not making the in-roads they need to.... If voters here are seen to forgive Mr Johnson for breaking lockdown laws and for the country’s skyrocketing food and energy prices, it may be a sign that the rest of the country would do the same....

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