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Matsiko, who has been standing as an Independent since April, said Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer had "betrayed us". "They've taken out the heart of what Labour stood for, and that's been under Keir Starmer's direct leadership," he said. "Labour has lost its core values and message. I've been a member for over 10 years with a commitment to seeing real change. The change has not been there. "They've gone against working class, ordinary people who want to get on with their lives." In response, a Labour Party source said: "Rather than focusing on delivering the promises they made to their residents who elected them under a Labour banner, this 'alliance' is clearly more focused on their own political ambitions. "Labour is no longer a party of protest, it is serious, a party determined to deliver for the working people of this city. This group needs to be honest and tell voters if this is just the first step to them joining Your Party." Your Party is a newly formed left-wing political party in the UK, founded by former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn and former Labour MP Zarah Sultana. "There's clearly an appetite that sort of politics. Whether we will join them or not is a decision for the democracy of our party," Jones added. The other councillors to join the Nottingham People's Alliance represent Bilborough, Lenton and Wollaton East, Hyson Green and Arboretum and St Ann's. The group added it disagreed with the way Neghat Khan was chosen as council leader last year, after the party's National Executive Committee (NEC) stepped in to oversee the process. The new party is linked to the Broxtowe Alliance, which runs Broxtowe Borough Council. It was formed earlier this year when 20 councillors quit Labour to join the party in January to protest at the party's direction under Sir Keir Starmer.
