Labour membership soars by 60,000 after election disaster as moderates launch bid to stop Corbynista becoming leader
LABOUR Party membership has surged by a whopping 60,000 since their election disaster as moderates launch an all-out bid to stop a Corbynista becoming party boss.
Some MPs have seen their local branches rocket by over 100 in the four weeks since their election pummelling.
It comes as the five Labour leadership contenders launch a 48-hour scramble to sign up supporters to vote in the contest.
They have just two days to get ‘registered supporters’ to sign up for £25 so they can vote in the race to replace Jeremy Corbyn.
The deadline for supporters closes at 5pm on Thursday and afterwards Brits will have to sign up to become full-blown Labour members to vote – costing just over £4 a month.
All of the MPs vying for the Labour crown have launched social media campaigns to urge their supporters to join the party to vote for them.
Many are desperate to get moderates who left under Mr Corbyn back in so they can boot the hard-left out of the leadership.
Meanwhile, leading Labour moderate Yvette Cooper was mocked for backing Sir Keir Starmer for party boss despite having called for a female Labour leader.
Sir Keir is the only man left in the leadership race.
He is battling it out against Rebecca Long Bailey, Lisa Nandy, Jess Phillips and Emily Thornberry for the top job.
Ms Cooper said it had been a “tough decision” to decide to back the only man, but she thinks Sir Keir can “turn around” the party.
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She said: “There’s lots of strong women standing.
“It’s been a hard decision for me as well about who to nominate in this race because I have always argued it’s time we had a Labour woman leader and we also need a Labour woman Prime Minister.”
The final five are now in a race to get the backing of enough local Labour party branches and trade unions to go through to the final round.
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