well, if there's something concrete being organised, I'm not aware of it," he says.Speaking of Malcolm Turnbull, the former prime minister has just dialled into ABC Radio National Breakfast. He's asked if he's had any discussions with some of the teal independents to form a political party "This is exactly the mistake that the Tories have made in the UK," Turnbull says, referring to the rise of Nigel Farage's Reform party.Allegra Spender doesn't want to "jump the gun" about how a teal-led political party would operate, or who would be its leader."There could be lots of different ways to do this," she tells ABC Radio Sydney. "Where I'm thinking about at the moment is just to have the conversations about what is possible to collaborate better in other ways of doing this that gives, you know, people more choices about … who represents them in a way that they feel is both connected to the community but where people are sort of collaborating … even more effectively I think to drive the national policy debate."Has Malcolm Turnbull been involved in this process, perhaps in sounding out Liberal moderates to join?Spender says that's up for Turnbull to say.Fellow independent Allegra Spender has also been out and about this morning, confirming she's been in conversations about forming a new political party.Speaking with ABC Radio Sydney, Spender says people have approached her with concerns about the current political landscape."They look at states like South Australia and WA where there is no effective opposition