MP Zarah Sultana says she will ‘co-lead’ new party as she quits Labour for Corbyn group

Coventry South MP, who lost whip last year, surprises some in Corbyn's Independent Alliance with news of formal plans

MP Zarah Sultana, suspended from Labour, has announced she is resigning from the party to join Jeremy Corbyn's Independent Alliance.

Sultana declared she will co-lead the founding of a new party" - even though, while there was an agreement in principle to form one, the timing and leadership had not been settled, the Guardian understands.