What next for Momentum in the post-Corbyn era?

Decisions on how the left-wing group operates and interacts with the new leadership of the Labour Party will be critical for its survival, writes Ashley Cowburn

Organisation might have to focus on influencing policy (Getty)

Over a Zoom conference call this weekend, Momentum’s newly elected group of senior officers are expected to vote on Jon Lansman’s successor as chair of the organisation – set up in 2015 to support Jeremy Corbyn’s radical policy agenda.

Lansman, a veteran left-winger, who will remain on Labour’s governing body, the National Executive Committee (NEC), declared in an article in May he was stepping back from the position to make way for a new generation to take Momentum into its next era.

But electing his successor will be a relatively easy task. Decisions on how the left-wing group operates, represents its members, and interacts with Keir Starmer’s leadership of the Labour Party, will be critical for its survival and relevance in the coming months and years.