It is significant and important that more people joined the party this year than all of the Tory membership combined.
Labour’s members and supporters have proven that Labour is the most relevant party after a long leadership campaign, where both candidates have had the chance to address some of the key issues facing us in austerity Britain.
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- a Facebook presence reaching 6m people per week at its peak;
- the signing up of 40,000 volunteers who made over 110,000 calls to Labour members and supporters, on top of 300,000 calls from phonebanks;
- the raising of over £300,000 in donations from over 19,000 people with an average donation of just £16;
- 59 major campaign events, including hustings, policy launches and rallies. Two rallies were attended by over 10,000 people, with 80,000 people attending events in total.
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