Labour membership falls 10% amid unrest over Brexit stance

Labour party membership has declined by more than 10% from a peak of 575,000 in summer 2017 after Jeremy Corbyn’s stronger-than-expected performance in the general election, according to new figures seen by the Guardian.The figures, shown to the Guardian by a senior party insider, suggest net membership has declined by around 6,000 in each of the past two months, from 524,000 at the start of December, to 512,000.