Independent Alliance (UK)

This article is about the technical group of members of Parliament formed in 2024. For other uses, see Independent Alliance (disambiguation).

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The Independent Alliance is a parliamentary faction in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom comprising five members of Parliament (MPs) who were elected as independents.[1][2][3] The group is not a political party, but a technical group within Parliament.

The Independent Alliance was formed on 2 September 2024 by Jeremy Corbyn, formerly leader of the Labour Party, alongside Shockat Adam, Adnan Hussain, Ayoub Khan and Iqbal Mohamed. All five members were elected as independent MPs in the 2024 United Kingdom general election. The formation was in part to gain more time to speak in parliament.[1][2][4]

Upon its formation, the Independent Alliance became the joint fifth-largest grouping in the House of Commons, ahead of the Green Party of England and Wales and Plaid Cymru with four MPs each, and tied with Reform UK and the Democratic Unionist Party with five MPs each.[1][2][3]

In the Independent Alliance's first statement, the group stated their opposition to austerity, the two-child benefit cap, the sale of arms to Israel and the abolition of the winter fuel allowance for most pensioners.[1][2] The Independent Alliance welcomed other MPs to join the group,[1][2] in reference to seven MPs who were suspended from the Labour Party in July 2024.[1][2][5]

  1. ^ a b c d e f Elgot, Jessica (2 September 2024). "Jeremy Corbyn to Form Alliance With Four Independent Pro-Gaza MPs". The Guardian. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  2. ^ a b c d e f Morrison, Hamish (2 September 2024). "Independent MPs, Including Jeremy Corbyn, Form 'Alliance' to Challenge Labour". The National. Archived from the original on 2 September 2024. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  3. ^ a b "Independent Alliance: Jeremy Corbyn and four independent MPs form new group". Sky News. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  4. ^ Marsh, Alex (2 September 2024). "Corbyn forms new group in Parliament with four other MPs". Islington Gazette. Retrieved 2 September 2024.
  5. ^ Francis, Sam (2 September 2024). "Jeremy Corbyn Forms New Commons Group With Four Pro-Gaza MPs". BBC News. Retrieved 2 September 2024.