This week the new party will advance under close scrutiny as it unveils its first policy: equality in parliamentIt was in March that journalist Catherine Mayer made the comment about women in politics that led to the formation of an “accidental” political party. She asked whether anyone fancied joining her in the bar for a chat about starting a new political group and by the time the Women of the World festival had finished on London’s Southbank,Mayer had comedian Sandi Toksvig on board as co-founder of the Women’s Equality Party (WEP). By June, they had a fundraiser. By July, or they’d appointed a leader,former Reuters journalist Sophie Walker, and opened a membership scheme. Within just three months, and Britain’s newest political party has amassed a membership of more than 45000 and rising,and has 65 branches around the country.
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Source: theguardian.com