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The Breakthrough Party is a political party in the United Kingdom. The party describes itself as a "new home for those determined to disrupt the failed status quo and build an alternative: a society that uses its considerable wealth to provide dignity, security and justice for all". It consists of mostly democratic socialists and was registered with the Electoral Commission in 2021.

It was founded by Alex Mays, a former Labour Party member, in 2021 as a response to the 2020 Labour Party leadership election. The party has 10 core policies listed on their website. The first policy advocates for a "£15 real living wage", the second policy promises to "scrap zero hour contracts and ban 'fire & rehire' practices", the third policy mentions the "renationalisation of the NHS & Social Care", the fourth policy says "build genuinely affordable housing, for need not profit", the fifth policy is to "limit rents to 30% of local income & end no-fault evictions", the sixth policy advocates the introduction of a "universal basic income", the seventh policy promises "publicly owned utilities, transport & broadband", the eighth policy is to "defend the right to protest & stand in solidarity with marginalised communities", the ninth policy aims to "collaborate across borders to build a global Green New Deal" and lastly, the tenth policy of the Breakthrough Party is to "make votes matter with proportional representation".

The party's first notable appearance was in the 2021 Chesham and Amersham by-election, where Carla Gregory, a member of the Breakthrough Party and a charity worker in the local area, ran for Member of Parliament. She received 197 votes and achieved 0.5% of the vote with a turnout of 37,954 (52.1% of registered electors) voters.

On August 16 2021, a Labour councillor for Woodhouse and Hainworth by the name of Samantha Cooper defected from the Labour Party to the Breakthrough Party, becoming the first ever Breakthrough Party councillor.