Is It Accurate To Say Corbyn's Group Is Now The Biggest Political Party In The UK?

Former Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn Supporters of Jeremy Corbyn’s new left-wing group have repeatedly claimed that it is now the largest political party in the UK.As proof, they have enthusiastically pointed to the 500,000 people who have signed up to the group since the Islington North MP announced the party last week.That is, by any means, a staggering number – but it’s worth remembering one key thing: these are free sign-ups, not paid members.While the yourparty.uk website does have a page for donations, the homepage promises to “update you on news, activities and ways to get involved” as long as you provide your name, email, phone number and postcode.Nowhere in the terms and conditions does it say this now means you are a member of the new party.The group, which is less than a week old, does not appear to have a system set up to deal with membership yet.But, 500,000 sign-ups undoubtedly suggests a huge amount of interest in the group, even if it does not have an official name yet.That number also eclipses the number of members who pay to be part of the other main political parties in Westminster.Labour, for instance, had an estimated 309,000 members as of February this year, according to LabourList.The standard rate to be a Labour leader is around £5.88 per month.There are also around 131,00 Tory members, according to the Spectator, and they pay roughly £3.50 a month. Reform UK charges just over £2 a month but does have different membership options available. The party claims to have 309,000 members. Meanwhile, the Liberal Democrats say they have more than 90,000 members, with the annual fee starting at £15 per year (£1.25 per month). Novara Media reported that the Green Party has an estimated 65,000 members, with the standard rate of membership costing £5 per month.However, despite this clear difference between his sign-ups and other party membership, many of Corbyn’s backers have proudly proclaimed the unnamed party to be the largest one in the country already...How much screen time is the BBC going to give Jeremy Corbyn now he has more party members than Nigel Farage?— BladeoftheSun (@BladeoftheS) July 27, 2025Some have even suggested the amount of interest in the pro-Gaza group has motivated Labour prime minister Keir Starmer to host an emergency cabinet meeting on the Palestine territory...In 72 hours 500,000 have signed up for membership in a new Corbyn/Sultana initiated party. Cue Starmer calling an emergency cabinet meeting on Gaza. https://t.co/clJxfQLG2S— Simon Black (@_SimonBlack) July 27, 2025Zarah Sultana, the independent MP who lost the Labour whip last year, formally resigned from the party and then announced she was setting up Corbyn’s new group earlier this month, has pointed to the sign-ups as an indication of its success, too – although she stopped short of calling them members.Speaking to Novara Media, she said: “I’m going to be honest with you, I did not think that we would hit half a million signups in just three days. That is incredible.”She added: “Being able to take half a million people and more – because the numbers as we’re recording this are growing – on this journey to shape something truly transformative is so important.”It is also worth acknowledging that Corbyn oversaw a huge boom in Labour membership when he was the party leader, with up to 532,000 members in 2019.Those numbers sunk to a new low of 370,450 at the end of 2023 under Starmer.Labour stopped sharing regular updates about the size of its membership in May this year shortly after it was revealed the party had lost more than one in 10 members since the 2024 general election.Related...Jeremy Corbyn's New Group Sounds Very Much Like Another Party Which Is Rising On The LeftJeremy Corbyn Has Launched His New Left-Wing Party – But No One Is Sure What It's CalledFormer Labour Leader Comes Up With Brutal Farage Nickname For New Corbyn-Led Party

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