If you’re thinking Starmer campaigning for his sworn opponent in a by-election is unprecedented you’re absolutely wrong! Here’s Dennis Healey campaigning for Tony Benn in the 1984 Chesterfield by-election. It’s hilarious and even the poor banner couldn’t take any more! VOTE LABOUR!

After Labour’s electoral catastrophe can we stop Nigel Farage in 2029? Six questions to ask all the Leadership candidates to make sure we can. #SavetheLabourParty labourhub.org.uk/2026/05/10/t...

After Starmer’s electoral catastrophe we now more than ever need to turn our attention to Nigel Farage. The clock is ticking & we have got until 2029. Listen to writer David Renton consider how we Stop Nigel Farage and the Far Right? youtu.be/5pl_yzo90c8

We held back Reform in New Town and Christchurch in Colchester in a recent by-election and we’re fighting to do so again. Here’s our leafleting session in the Colchester West Branch where I am Chair. Here’s the Labour Hub report of the by-election. labourhub.org.uk/2025/10/26/a... 1/2

Great event in Colchester on the 1 May. Join us on the May Day Weekend to sing songs of resistance. Book your ticket here 👉 www.ticketsource.com/folksingarou...

Today’s the day we show our support for refugees in Colchester. If you’re in North Essex please join us at 11.30 am at St Botolphs to say loud and clear #RefugeesAreWelcomeHere 1/2

If you want to stop Farage the first thing you must do is register vote. Don’t forget the Chartists and the Suffragettes in some cases sacrificed their lives for our right to vote. Let’s use it to stop the racists. Click here to register. www.gov.uk/vote-uk-elec...

Resident doctors are once again out on the picket lines across England. This dispute was entirely avoidable. We were close to getting a deal before the Government changed the goalposts at the last minute. All resident doctors are asking for is a fair offer on jobs and pay.

Today Ireland marks the anniversary of Connolly’s #EasterRising. As a socialist I share historian Geoff Bell talking about the fight for a united Ireland. Solidarity with those working for a united Ireland today, #1916Rising Labour Left Podcast youtu.be/V329tWHoLKo

Incredible posts by @johnmcdonnellmp.bsky.social There needs to be a full independent investigation into Labour Together. Did they also commission APCO to investigate McDonnell? And if so how many other Labour MPs have they done this too?

🌹 Reset the Labour Party Members from across our Party are uniting behind a call to urgently reset the Party. Labour must restore democracy, restore democratic selections, end the suspension of MPs and move away from top-down control. More details here: resetlabour.co.uk

120 years ago this year a group of MPs in Parliament first took the name of Labour. It is an unmitigated disaster that Keir Starmer’s poor leadership is putting at risk Labour’s historic link with the unions that created it! 1/2

On #IWD2026 I’ve written an article celebrating all the wonderful socialist feminists who’ve appeared on the Labour Left Podcast. Lots of fantastic women to listen to on #InternationalWomensDay2026 labourhub.org.uk/2026/03/08/m...

On #SocialistSunday how are Labour supporters and members feeling about our defeat in #GortonAndDenton? I’m still livid and here’s why 👇

This weekend every Labour Member and affiliated Trade Unionist should be angry beyond belief at what Peter Mandelson, Morgan McSweeney and Keir Starmer have done to our Labour party. #GortonAndDenton 1/5

#OTD on 26 February 1918 the Labour Party adopted Clause IV (4) of the Labour Party constitution. The original wording of 2018 can still be seen below on my old 1987 membership card. 1/6

Proud to be part of a democratic socialist movement which is truly humanitarian, an opponent of war crimes and an advocate of self determination throughout the world. From Ukraine to Gaza our socialism comes from below.

Francesca Albanese is one of the voices of our age. History will destroy many vocal figures and voices in this moment. If there is any justice Francesca will be admired for generations to come. 1/2

I've just signed the Restore Labour Democracy statement. Join Labour MPs, members and trade union leaders - add your name today! We demand an end to the factional culture coming from the top of the Labour Party that has sidelined members and helped alienate voters. actionnetwork.org/forms/restor...

A reasonable suggestion from some of Britain’s leading NHS campaigning organisations. As a Labour Party member I’d like to be informed by this set of messages. Wes is a leading Labour to Win figure & Labour’s internal electorate need to be informed when they vote in this year’s NEC elections.

A Million Podcasts have recognised the Labour Left Podcast as one of the Top 100 A Level Politics Podcasts on the web. You can find their whole list here: www.millionpodcasts.com/synthwave-po... 1/2

The Guardian’s Chakrabortty on Starmer & Labour. Must read. “When Mandelson texted his Westminster apprentice Wes Streeting last March that “the government problems do not stem from comms”, he was spot on. The problem is not communications; it’s that there is so little to pass on”.

Absolutely right. I’m from Greater Manchester and as a teenager I stood on the Stretford End. Racism is never acceptable.

🚨 The Government publishes its Bill to reform elections tomorrow 📜 This includes votes at 16, tighter donation rules & simpler voter registration 🤦 But the 'Representation of the People Bill' doesn’t do what it says on the tin - most people still won’t be represented 1/3

It’s Dennis Skinner the @BolsoverBeast’s 94th birthday today. Here he is in a photo I took in 1992 with Arthur Scargill & the late Peter Heathfield opposing another wave of pit closures. A great Labour MP & a committed trade unionist in the Great Strike. Happy Birthday Dennis.

Odd timing to try to spin this when the day before you released dozens of messages with the bloke, many of which were signed off with a kiss. I definitely don't sign off my text messages with a X if I'm not (at least) close friends with someone ...

Movies versus capitalism is a great podcast so do subscribe. I haven’t seen this film but if former Labour Left Podcast guest Harvey thinks it’s worth a watch I’ll give the podcast then the film a go. Here’s more of Harvey … Prof Harvey J Kaye youtu.be/gNE6C_sb58Q

I asked the Defence minister today to examine whether the £4 million donation to Labour in 2024 by Quadrature. a hedge fund with sizeable investments in Palentir, a client of Mandelson’s company, had any influence on the award of contracts to Palentir, some without competition.

Today we mark #HolocaustMemorialDay, remembering the six million Jewish people murdered in the Holocaust and all those murdered under Nazi persecution. It is so important to this day that we understand antisemitism and know what we have to do to fight it. youtu.be/GAJ9KMnxKGQ

Excellent to see @BellRibeiroAddy a recent guest of the Labour Left Podcast signing the Holocaust UK Book of Commitment ahead of tomorrow’s Holocaust Memorial Day. To learn more about antisemitism & how to fight it have a listen to Rachel Shabi. youtu.be/GAJ9KMnxKGQ

"Local members have been denied the chance to vote for the best-placed candidate to defeat Reform..." Our statement on the NEC's decision to block Andy Burnham from standing in Gorton and Denton. 🔽

At Labour Party Conference 2022 I spoke in favour of local Labour Parties choosing election candidates. Every single word applies again today to the situation in the Gorton and Denton Labour Party selection process. It’s time to save the Labour Party & let the members decide. youtu.be/gDrUn2RzfhI

Evidence from @yougov.co.uk is crystal clear. I'm not of Andy Burnham's politics, but come on: he's the only figure with any chance of rescuing Labour from its current seemingly terminal decline ... bsky.app/profile/youg...

Gerry Gable By Andy Bell The death of Searchlight founder, publisher and sometimes editor Gerry Gable at 88 closes a chapter without which the story of British anti-fascism would look very different. For more than six decades he was a central, often controversial, but indispensable figure in the…

I see the issue of alleged antisemitism on the left is again under wide discussion. Please can I recommend this podcast where Rachel Shabi argues why it’s so important that the left both understands and fights antisemitism whilst challenging bad faith allegations. youtu.be/GAJ9KMnxKGQ

Excellent Daily Mirror coverage of the latest clapped out Tory to fall off the conveyor belt into the hands of Nigel Farage. “Are you Tories in disguise?”. www.mirror.co.uk/news/politic...

This is good! Not just accurate and politically on point but a really good read.

It isn’t difficult to hold 2 thoughts, side by side, at the same time: The people of Iran deserve freedom, dignity, & protection from state violence. The US & Israeli governments have caused great harm to Iranians and don’t have the best interests of the Iranian people in mind.

I’ve tabled in Parliament a further Early Day Motion calling on David Lammy, as the Secretary of State for Justice, to engage with the legal representatives of the pro Palestinian activists on hunger strike & whose health has seriously deteriorated. Urge your MP to sign EDM 2573

What lessons can be learned from Zohran Mamdani’s successful campaign to be Mayor of New York? Mike Phipps reviews Run Zohran Run! by Theodore Hamm, published by OR Books. Trump bombing Venezuela and kidnapping its President, Palestine Action hunger strikers close to death, ICE agents shooting…

It was not "domestic terrorism.” It was state sanctioned violence. A family will forever live with the pain caused by the admin's reckless and deadly actions. Abolishing ICE is not enough. They must be held accountable.

Enjoying being back at work? The freezing weather? The morning commute? By noon today FTSE 100 CEO's have already earned the average workers yearly salary. Average CEO pay is £4.4m, 113 times the median worker's salary. It's time for change.

Tony Vaughan is one of the new MPs elected for Labour last year & in his contributions to Commons debates has displayed a considered approach to issues. He’s certainly not what the media would call a”usual suspect.”I suspect he is reflecting here what many in the PLP feel.

Keir starmer at PMQs accusing resident doctors of ‘abandoning patients’. What a sickening way to describe hard working doctors who have dedicated their whole lives to protecting us. Let’s have a serious debate and resolve the dispute - not attempt to turn worker against worker.

Huge news and probably the most significant win for the UK left since Corbyn became Labour leader in 2015. A comprehensive rejection of Starmerism by the country's biggest union and Labour's largest affiliate.

⚽️ Sports Direct is the biggest sports retailer in the UK. 💰It expects to make between £550m & £600m this year & had a £3.20bn turnover last year. But they can't afford a pay rise or permanent contracts for its workers? 🪧Stop being a Grinch & pay up

The latest Labour Left Podcast is with New York’s Prof Ted Hamm. Find out how Zohran Mamdani became the Mayor of New York. Consider what’ll happen when he takes office on 1 Jan 2026. What can we learn from our own 1980s Red Ken? Please share. 1/4

The latest issue of the Labour Left Podcast is out and the guest is Bell Ribeiro-Addy MP the Labour Left’s candidate in the recent Deputy Leadership Campaign. Hear about Bell’s fight against racism in Parliament. Links in replies. 1/4

Labour Govt has the power to introduce PR - could adopt recommendations of the Royal (Jenkins’) Commission - commissioned by Tony Blair but not implemented. Partially introduced in Wales, Scotland and London. They won’t under Starmer cos he’s an infiltrator from Right controllers.

A Colchester City Council by election took place in my ward in Colchester on Thursday. In this article for @LabourHub I report on the result and put it in the context of the rise of Reform, political fragmentation, PR and the next General Election. labourhub.org.uk/2025/10/26/a...