Challenging finances and polarised political landscape blamed for closure after nearly decade of activism

Members of the Women’s Equality party (WEP) have voted to dissolve the organisation after nearly a decade of activism, with its leaders blaming challenging finances and a more polarised political landscape.

The move, backed by the WEP’s leader, Mandu Reid, and the party co-founders Catherine Mayer and Sandi Toksvig, was supported by 78% of members at the special conference, narrowly above the three-quarters majority needed for it to pass.