Former MP Beth Winter quits the Labour Party

Former MP Beth Winter has left the Labour party.

The politician represented Cynon Valley between 2019 and 2024 but lost her seat due to boundary changes.

Winter was a vocal supporter of Jeremy Corbyn and said in an online post: "I'll keep fighting for a society for the many, not the few."

Recently, she joined MPs from the Green Party and Plaid Cymru in signing a letter criticising the chancellor's budget, calling it: "austerity by another name".

In a statement she thanked her staff and volunteer team, adding the current Labour Party no longer "represents her socialist vision."

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