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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Independent and Lauren MacDougall

Voices: ‘The UK needs a new voting system first’: Readers react to Corbyn’s new left-wing party

Jeremy Corbyn's new political party with Zarah Sultana could rival Starmer's Labour - (Copyright 2019 The Associated Press. All rights reserved)

Public reaction to Jeremy Corbyn’s new left-wing party has been mixed, with many Independent readers more concerned about the UK’s electoral system than the party itself.

While some welcomed the alternative to what they see as a “Tory-lite” Labour government, most agreed that the first-past-the-post (FPTP) system makes it almost impossible for smaller parties to succeed – and risks splitting the left vote.

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