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Related: About this forumGreens get new member every 10 seconds to surge past Ukip in membership numbers ahead of May's GE
The Green parties have overtaken Ukip after a record-breaking surge in membership numbers.
The Greens who are devolved into parties in England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland received a boost of around 2,000 new members yesterday after media coverage that they were on the verge of overtaking Nigel Farage's party.
The parties now have a total of 43,829 people signed up across the UK. Ukip has confirmed 41,966 members as of present.
Natalie Bennett, the leader of the Greens in England and Wales told London Live today that there was an hour yesterday when a new person was joining every 10 seconds.
More: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/politics/green-parties-overtaking-ukip-with-rapid-2000-rise-in-memberships-amid-tv-debate-exclusion-9979765.html
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lunasun
(21,646 posts)Greens should be allowed in the debates
LeftishBrit
(41,192 posts)And I rarely agree with Cameron about anything, but I do about allowing the Greens in the debates- if UKIP are allowed, there is no sense in excluding the Greens.