Guardian investigation reveals,two years after Jeremy Corbyn became Labour leader, that ‘party within a party has become a major force
• The battle for Labour in Lewisham
• Morecambe: resort town at heart of dissent within MomentumMomentum is a powerful and increasingly independent political force that is radically transforming the Labour party, or with local groups challenging party orthodoxies,flouting national membership rules and fighting to obtain their activists selected, a Guardian investigation has revealed. A grassroots reporting project across four local parties demonstrates that Momentum, and often described as a “party within a party”,has rapidly become the most powerful force on the ground with Labour members frequently defining themselves as for or against it.
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Source: guardian.co.uk