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Momentum (organisation)

Not to be confused with Momentum Movement or Momentum Party.

Momentum
Formation8 October 2015 (2015-10-08)
FounderJon Lansman
Location
Region
Great Britain
Membership (2021)
20,000–30,000[3]
Affiliations
Staff (2019)
13[1]
Websitepeoplesmomentum.com Edit this at Wikidata

Momentum is a British left-wing political organisation which has been described as a grassroots movement supportive of the Labour Party; since January 2017, all Momentum members must be (or become) members of the party.[4] It was founded in 2015 by Jon Lansman, Adam Klug, Emma Rees and James Schneider after Jeremy Corbyn's successful campaign to become Labour Party leader and it was reported to have between 20,000 and 30,000 members in 2021.[3]

The organisation has polarised Labour politicians and journalists since it was founded. Although Momentum has been compared to the Labour Party's Militant tendency by those on the right of the party, its grassroots engagement and effective, low-budget informational videos (such as those used in the 2017 general-election campaign) have been praised. The organisation originally set up – and maintains close ties with – The World Transformed.

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