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25 January 2016updated 27 Jul 2021 7:37am

How middle class are Labour’s new members?

Are those who joined for Jeremy Corbyn more or less affluent than the party’s previous membership base?

By Anoosh Chakelian

Labour’s influx of new members is overwhelmingly middle-class, according to MPs and leaked party documents. But is this true? Does it matter? And what’s it got to do with Jeremy Corbyn?

The Labour party currently has over 380,000 members. This is a substantial leap from its figure going into the general election, which was just under 200,000 full members. It now has more members than the Tories, Lib Dems and the SNP combined.

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