Ex-Labour MP Zarah Sultana has announced she is resigning from the party, saying she will be founding a new party with her former leader Jeremy Corbyn.
The Coventry South MP - who was stripped of the Labour whip last year for backing a move to scrap the two-child benefit cap - said the new party would be formed with other independent MPs and activists, aiming to challenge a "broken" Westminster system.
Corbyn has not confirmed his involvement - but last night hinted he may form a new party, telling ITV's Peston "there is a thirst for an alternative" and that a "grouping will come together".
In a social media post, Sultana said the government is "an active participant in genocide" in Gaza - and highlighted growing poverty, the government's position on welfare, and the cost of living as reasons for establishing her new party.
A Labour Party spokesperson said: "In just 12 months, this Labour government has boosted wages, delivered an extra four million NHS appointments, opened 750 free breakfast clubs, secured three trade deals and four interest rate cuts lowering mortgage payments for millions.
"Only Labour can deliver the change needed to renew Britain."