Momentum claims it won Clegg's seat

By The Newsroom
Published 11th Jun 2017, 16:24 BST
Updated 13th Jun 2017, 15:28 BST
Nick Clegg lost his Sheffield Hallam seat last weekNick Clegg lost his Sheffield Hallam seat last week
Nick Clegg lost his Sheffield Hallam seat last week
THE LEFT-WING campaign group Momentum has claimed its activities were responsible for Liberal Democrat former deputy prime minister Nick Clegg losing his Yorkshire seat.

The group, which grew out of Jeremy Corbyn’s campaign to become Labour leader, said it had mobilised thousands of members and used social media to secure seats previously considered “unwinnable”.

New Sheffield Hallam MP Jared O’Mara said: “The contribution of Momentum members in South Yorkshire and beyond was exemplary.

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