Reform UK has overtaken Labour as Britain’s largest political party.
Nigel Farage declared “the age of two-party politics is dead” after leaked figures showed Labour has fewer than 250,000 members – well below Reform’s self-reported total of nearly 269,000.
“As we have suspected for some time, Reform is now the largest political party in British politics, a huge milestone for us. The age of two-party politics is dead,” the Reform leader said.
The disclosure is the latest blow to Sir Keir Starmer’s party, which has lagged behind Reform in the polls since its election victory last year.
It also comes amid speculation over the Prime Minister’s future after Downing Street briefed journalists that he would fight any would-be leadership challengers.
Reform continues to ride high in the polls, averaging close to 30 per cent, 10 points ahead of both Labour and the Tories.
In February, Labour was reported to have had 309,000 members. However, leaked figures seen by The Times show this has now fallen to fewer than 250,000. Labour did not dispute the numbers.
When Sir Keir became leader in 2020, the party had more than 500,000 paying members, making it the largest political party in Europe. Numbers fell after the departure of Jeremy Corbyn, whose new party, Your Party, has 50,000 members.
Labour keeps its membership figures under wraps and even the ruling National Executive Committee is not told for fear of leaks.
A Labour Party spokesman said: “Our membership figures are published in our annual report. We do not give a running commentary on them throughout the year.”
