Who would win the Labour leadership contest if it were decided by the number of Twitter followers?
| Jeremy Corbyn | 94,200 |
| Andy Burnham | 85,400 |
| Yvette Cooper | 72,800 |
| Liz Kendall | 35,900 |
And the nascent Tory leadership battle?
| Boris Johnson | 1.43m* |
| George Osborne | 135,000 |
| Theresa May | 0† |
*For @MayorofLondon; his personal handle has another 73,200. †She doesn’t tweet.
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