Also on panel will be Unite the Union general secretary Len McCluskey, a staunch ally of Mr Corbyn who stood by the former leader throughout Labour’s antisemitism crisis. Mr McCluskey was recently accused of using an antisemitic trope after telling a Newsnight interviewer that Labour Party grandee Lord Peter Mandelson should “just go into a room and count his gold.” Mr McCluskey denied using racist language and apologised to Mr Mandelson.
A source told the Sunday Times that the project would be “a vehicle for Jeremy to promote his values worldwide”.
The new company will be co-directed by Labour peer Baroness Christine Blower, a former head of the National Union of Teachers who once stood as a candidate for the hard-left London Socialist Alliance.
Material promoting the launch event says: “From coronavirus to climate change to Black Lives Matter, 2020 has been a stark demonstration of the injustices we face, and of how connected we are.
“Lifelong campaigner and former Labour Party leader Jeremy Corbyn is launching a brand-new Project for Peace and Justice, a powerful network to generate ideas, share experience, build solidarity and drive change.”
