In my 70 years’ Labour party membership, I have mostly resisted becoming tied to any factions, even ones with which I largely agreed on particular issues. Frank JacksonHarlow Labour party• It would appear that, contrary to the non-story that Momentum members describe, we are witnessing the latest move to make the Labour party an instrument of the hard, sectarian left. The trade unions are too divided to act, so it is up to the parliamentary Labour party to ensure that we have a credible mainstream socialist party that represents Labour voters and reaches out to win power. It’s ironic that these are the same individuals who decry the influence of trade unions and other organisations on Labour party elections. Momentum was set up after Jeremy Corbyn’s election to represent us grassroots members because a section of the parliamentary party refused to accept the result.

Source: The Guardian March 20, 2017 18:45 UTC