Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn speaking at a Momentum event at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) in central London, June 2016
LEFT campaign group Momentum voted to maintain its orientation towards the Labour Party at its convention at the weekend.
Proposals to expand its membership to individuals who were not members of the Labour Party were rejected by 138 votes to 67.
The shift, proposed by James Schneider, former media spokesman for Jeremy Corbyn, was also opposed by the Communication Workers Union (CWU), the largest of Momentum’s three trade union affiliates and the only one represented at the convention.
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