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Jeremy Corbyn says he WILL form (and probably lead) a new hard-Left party to challenge Labour – as polls suggest 10% of voters could back it

Jeremy Corbyn has confirmed that he is working to create a new Left-wing party to challenge Labour – and did not rule out leading it the age of 76.

The former opposition leader claimed there was a ‘thirst’ among voters ‘for an alternative view to be put’ forward, he said in a TV interview.

Mr Corbyn has sat as the independent MP for Islington North since being suspended by Labour in 2020 for downplaying the extent of anti-Semitism in the party under his leadership.

He was expelled last year but retained his seat in the general election, since when he has been part of the Independent Alliance, a loose grouping of independent MPs with left wing political views.

Appearing on ITV‘s Peston last night – after opposing plans to proscribe Palestine Action as a terrorist group – he said he was working with groups ‘all around the country’

‘That grouping will come together. There will be an alternative view and there will be an alternative put there which is about a society that deals with poverty, inequality and a foreign policy that’s based on peace rather than war,’ he said.

Asked if he would like to lead the party he said: ‘I’m here to work, I’m here to serve the people in the way I’ve always tried to do.’

It comes after a poll last week found that a new Left-wing party led by Mr Corbyn would attract 10 per cent of voters and pose a fresh challenge for Sir Keir Starmer.

The former opposition leader claimed there was a 'thirst' among voters 'for an alternative view to be put' forward, he said in a TV interview.
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The former opposition leader claimed there was a ‘thirst’ among voters ‘for an alternative view to be put’ forward, he said in a TV interview.

It comes after a poll last week found that a new Left-wing party led by Mr Corbyn would attract 10 per cent of voters and pose a fresh challenge for Sir Keir Starmer .

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It comes after a poll last week found that a new Left-wing party led by Mr Corbyn would attract 10 per cent of voters and pose a fresh challenge for Sir Keir Starmer .

A survey by More in Common showed, if the ex-Labour leader were to front a new party, it would be backed by one in 10 voters

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A survey by More in Common showed, if the ex-Labour leader were to front a new party, it would be backed by one in 10 voters

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