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The Peace & Justice Project is a left-wing British organisation founded by the former leader of the Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn. In 2022, The Sunday Telegraph said that there were calls for the company to be established as a new political party in the United Kingdom.

Background

In April 2020, Keir Starmer became the leader of the Labour Party. Starmer was seen as a more centrist figure than his predecessor as Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn.

In October 2020, Corbyn was suspended from the Labour Party for saying that allegations of antisemitism within the party were exaggerated by political opponents on the right-wing of the party.

Project founding

On 13 December 2020, Jeremy Corbyn announced the project, and said that its areas of focus will include environmentalism, international peace cooperation, poverty, social inequality and corporate power. Corbyn launched the project on 17 January 2021, and its affiliates include Christine Blower, Len McCluskey and Zarah Sultana. Rafael Correa said that he "welcome the creation" of the project.

Spoof site

On 15 December 2020, The Times of Israel reported that a satirical website claiming to be the Project for Peace and Justice had been set up "by critics of Corbyn, and they are using it to mock him for his strident criticism of Israel and alleged soft-pedaling of anti-Semitism in Labour's ranks".

Conversion into a new political party

In January 2022, The Sunday Telegraph said that Corbyn was urged to make the project a new political party that will position itself in elections as standing to the left of Labour. This urging has come from close political confidants, as well as his wife Laura.

References

Mason, Rowena (4 April 2020). "Keir Starmer wins Labour leadership election". The Guardian. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
Castle, Stephen (29 September 2021). "U.K. Labour Leader Makes a Firm Push to the Political Center". The New York Times. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
"Jeremy Corbyn will no longer be a Labour MP". Politico. 17 November 2020.
Sott, Jennifer (30 October 2020). "Why was Jeremy Corbyn suspended from the Labour Party?". BBC News.
"Jeremy Corbyn Has A New Project". Huffington Post. 13 December 2020. Retrieved 13 December 2020.
Davis, Barney (13 December 2020). "Corbyn announces launch of Peace and Justice Project". www.standard.co.uk. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
"Jeremy Corbyn to start global social justice project 'for the many'". The Guardian. 13 December 2020. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
"Jeremy Corbyn: Why I'm Launching a Project for Peace and Justice". jacobinmag.com. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
"Spoof site set up after Corbyn apparently fails to register domain for new group". The Times of Israel. Retrieved 2022-02-02.
Diver, Tony; Yorke, Harry (9 January 2022). "Jeremy Corbyn could establish own party as hopes fade of being reinstated as Labour MP". The Telegraph. Retrieved 11 January 2022.
Cohen, Ben (10 January 2022). "Former UK Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn Reportedly Considering Launch of New Left-Wing Party". Algemeiner.com. Retrieved 11 January 2022.

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