Ex-Labour chief could form pro-Palestine party in UK
Corbyn was suspended from Labour in 2020 by the UK's current Prime Minister Keir Starmer due to a row over antisemitism.
He has since sat as an independent MP, and has hinted at a desire to form a new group centered around socialist policies with a pro-Palestine stance.
Corbyn told ITV's 'Peston' political show that he is holding discussions with members of the Independent Alliance, who were elected last year by running on pro-Palestine platforms against Labour MPs.
The alliance includes Leicester South MP Shockat Adam; Birmingham Perry Barr MP Ayoub Khan; Blackburn MP Adnan Hussain; and Dewsbury and Batley MP Iqbal Mohamed.
'That grouping will come together. There will be an alternative,' Corbyn said, adding that its foreign policy platform would be 'based on peace rather than war,' and that it would seek to alleviate poverty and inequality.
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