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  • This is a quite significant misrepresentation of what happened in Haringey, where Claire Kober managed to unite almost everyone in politics in Haringey against a hugely unpopular development scheme which would have come at great detriment to local people.

    Momentum - which also consisted of 'local party members', in some cases members of 20-30 years - got their candidates elected instead.

    The "change they wanted to see" was property developer-led selling off of public land, and ordinary people didn't like it. See also: Lewisham Council and the Millwall proposal, Southwark Council and the homes in Elephant and Castle, Robin Wales in Newham.

  • The "change they wanted to see" was property developer-led selling off of public land, and ordinary people didn't like it

    This is true.

    Momentum - which also consisted of 'local party members', in some cases members of 20-30 years - got their candidates elected instead.

    But this isn't. Joseph Ejiofor wasn't elected, he was appointed in a private meeting. The constituency party members backed Zena Brabazon - who got more support than the other four candidates put together - but thanks to a Momentum takeover Ejiofor got appointed anyway.

    I didn't agree with the selling off of the land but I also don't agree with Momentum takeovers and purges like they did in Haringey.

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