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Amid turbulent times for the left Momentum Renewal is laying the groundwork for a fresh approach to politics to escape the malaise which often follows defeat, says JON TRICKETT
Labour's Jon Trickett

STORM clouds are gathering. This political weather forms the political backdrop to the elections for Momentum’s national co-ordinating group.  

Three factors are creating this turbulence for the left.

First is the presence of a deadly virus which is profoundly changing the economic and social environment in which we act. 

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