✍️NEW on the Mainstream blog: For too long, the UK has seen ambition without delivery. A state-of-the art rail system connecting the Midlands and the North would change that, writes Rob Balfour. www.mainstreamlabour.org/blog/a-credi...

✍️NEW on the Mainstream blog: We're already seeing the negative effects of the AI boom on employment rates. It's beyond time we guarantee people's livelihoods against this, writes Steve Hutchinson. www.mainstreamlabour.org/blog/towards...

We’re marching tomorrow in London to show that hope is always more powerful than fear. Join us to say enough is enough to the far-right. togetheralliance.org.uk @togetheralliance.bsky.social #Together

We've joined @taxjusticeuk.bsky.social, @greenpeaceuk.bsky.social, @pcsunion.bsky.social and others to call on the Chancellor to tax excess profits made as a result of the war in Iran - and to ease cost of living pressures 👇

We've joined @taxjusticeuk.bsky.social, @greenpeaceuk.bsky.social, @pcsunion.bsky.social and others to call on the Chancellor to tax excess profits made as a result of the war in Iran - and to ease cost of living pressures 👇

🌹The public wants a fair and balanced system of migration. A Labour approach rooted in solidarity, community and social justice can deliver that. Sign the petition 👉 actionnetwork.org/petitions/an...

TAKE ACTION! The public wants a fair and balanced system of migration. A Labour approach rooted in solidarity, community and social justice can deliver that. Sign our petition for a mainstream Labour approach to migration now👇🖊️ actionnetwork.org/petitions/an...

✍️NEW on the Mainstream blog: The conflict in the Middle East is putting another pressure load on Britain's cost of living crisis - it's time for the Government to step up to the plate, writes Minesh Parekh. www.mainstreamlabour.org/blog/the-people-will-bear-the-brunt-of-another-government-crisis

✍️NEW on the Mainstream blog: Labour's planned reform on leaseholds and ground rents doesn't go far enough, writes Tony Mayer. www.mainstreamlabour.org/blog/end-the...

This morning I spoke on the Today Programme, about the Government’s Earned Settlement proposals. We’ve got to remember that this debate is about who has the right to belong here and contribute, it’s not about cutting migration. It’s also about who we are as a country. youtu.be/U5WxQn56kyQ

Mainstream's candidates for the CLP section of the NEC are supporting a call to reset the Labour Party🌹 They do so out of a deep commitment to our party and its transformative potential. Labour is at its best when it is broad, open and democratic. resetlabour.co.uk 1/5

"... we agree on something fundamental: that Labour succeeds when we are broad, open and pluralist" 🤝🌹 Mainstream's Chair and one of our NEC candidates, Kerry Postlewhite, writes with Cllr Minesh Parekh on the need for a meaningful Labour reset. labourlist.org/2026/03/a-re...

Labour needs a reset in order to transform the country. Today, Mainstream’s three candidates for the CLP section of Labour’s National Executive Committee (NEC) have joined others from all across the party in signing the Reset the Labour Party statement. resetlabour.co.uk

It was a real pleasure to hear Angela Rayner give a keynote speech at our Spring social yesterday. She’s delivered amazing things while in Government, and she’ll no doubt do more brilliant work in the future. 🌹

“We cannot have a system where the child of a banker gets in after 3 years, and the child of a care worker after 15.” Massive applause to these words from @tonyvaughanmp.bsky.social at our Spring Social on a better, fairer immigration policy 🌹

We were so pleased to welcome @tonyvaughanmp.bsky.social at our Spring social yesterday. One of Labour’s brightest new MPs who cares deeply about the intellectual and political renewal of the Left 🌹

“If we want to succeed, we need to rebuild trust with our members and start drawing on the strength of the whole movement.” Incredible opening speech from our Mainstream Interim chair Kerry Postlewhite 🌹 @kerrypo.bsky.social

Incredible to see so many people attending our Spring social in London yesterday - the venue was buzzing with people who want to unlock this country’s progressive future!

💥 We have some brilliant events scheduled for Mainstream members this month - including our March Organising Forum, the @togetheralliance.bsky.social national demonstration, and a workshop on political communication. See all upcoming events here: mainstreamlabour.org/latest/events

✍️NEW on the Mainstream blog: The NHS is a paragon of what Labour should be - and mental health should be given the same impetus that physical wellbeing was when the NHS was set up. This requires a National Mental Wellbeing Service, writes Rob Balfour. www.mainstreamlabour.org/blog/a-natio...

Labour must strengthen its living link with workers and organised labour so that we remain rooted in communities across the country. That's why we hosted Unite members in Parliament last month and it's why we must consolidate relationships with our trade union partners.

Labour cannot afford to keep ignoring its roots. A statement from Mainstream's Interim Council on Unite's decision to reduce its affiliation to the Labour Party 👇

"Insufficient serious work was done to prepare for government... Mainstream offers a space for the exploratory thinking that the party has squeezed out." Our National Coordinator Luke Hurst and Interim Council Member Sue Goss make the case for a new intellectual base for Labour.

✍️NEW on the Mainstream blog: 'Fixing party culture it won’t be easy, neither was the founding of the NHS; but if we managed that without quite so many WhatsApp groups', writes Maya Desai. www.mainstreamlabour.org/blog/our-fra...

🤔 Where next for Labour after Gorton & Denton? Join this live discussion for Mainstream members with guests from More in Common, the New Statesman and Equity at 6.00pm tomorrow. Members can use the RSVP link sent via email to sign-up. Not yet a member? labourmainstream.nationbuilder.com/join

The message from Gorton and Denton is clear: Labour needs a fundamental reset.

Mainstream NEC candidate @jowusunepaul.bsky.social is out with the brilliant Labour campaign in Gorton & Denton today! Say hello if you're around to #GOTV for Angeliki Stogia🌹

Today's the day in Gorton & Denton! If you're not able to support the campaign in the constituency today, there's still time to RSVP for our phone-bank for Angeliki Stogia at our Organising Forum tonight! 📞🌹 Mainstream members can register on the link sent via email ✅

✍️NEW on the Mainstream blog: Jason Bunting talks up the good the Labour Government are doing with their 'Pride in Place' scheme, but how a new national mission is needed to seriously rebalance the country. www.mainstreamlabour.org/blog/rebalan...

'I am proud to stand strong with the people of Ukraine, whose resilience ensures Ukraine stays strong' @alexsobel.co.uk of Mainstream's Interim Council on the anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine. labourlist.org/2026/02/ukraine-russian-invasion-fourth-anniversary-alex-sobel/

We were out in Gorton and Denton at the weekend and learnt the most valuable lesson possible - what voters in their places are worried about and how we can build this dialogue. Mainstream Interim Council Chair Kerry Postlewhite for @labourlist.bsky.social.

We were out in Gorton & Denton today with Mainstream members from the North West and beyond! Labour’s candidate is a strong local champion with skin in the game - let’s make sure she’s elected this Thursday 🌹

⏱️🌹There's still time to RSVP for our campaign day in Gorton & Denton this weekend! Mainstream members and supporters can register using the link sent via email. Can't make it tomorrow? Join our next Organising Forum on polling day, where we'll be phone-banking for Angeliki.

✍️NEW on the Mainstream blog: Daniel Harrison takes on the huge issue facing the Government right now - how to fix the crumbling SEND system after 14 years of Tory austerity. www.mainstreamlabour.org/blog/the-gov...

Our NEC and NPF candidates will champion a new politics for Labour rooted in transparency, participation and radical ambition for the country. Pledge your support below for our NEC candidates👇 actionnetwork.org/forms/mainst...

✍️NEW on the Mainstream blog: James Bartholomeusz takes a deeper dive into answering the question - what do we actually want our Party to look like? www.mainstreamlabour.org/blog/renewin...

The Representation of the People Bill is a good start, but doesn't go nearly far enough. First Past the Post leaves millions unfairly shut out of democracy. #Democracy #ElectoralReform

This morning, a fake email was sent to Labour MPs purporting to be from Mainstream. This was not sent from Mainstream and has been reported to the Police.

Founding Mainstream Signatories @paulabarkermp.bsky.social & @labourlewis.bsky.social, Interim Council Chair Kerry Postlewhite and National Coordinator Luke Hurst joined the Compass podcast to discuss the tumultuous past few days for the Labour Party. Listen to it wherever you get your podcasts.

Founding Mainstream Signatories @paulabarkermp.bsky.social & @labourlewis.bsky.social, Interim Council Chair Kerry Postlewhite and National Coordinator Luke Hurst joined the Compass podcast to discuss the tumultuous past few days for the Labour Party. Listen to it wherever you get your podcasts.

🏗️💡Amidst all of the noise and personalities, Labour's reset must start with vision, values and ideas. Help us to develop the policy programme to transform the country and take on Reform at our March Policy Assembly on 5th March. Members can RSVP using the link sent yesterday.

🌹Recent events show the urgency of organising at every level of Labour for a new politics built on accountability, principle, humility and a transformative vision for the country. Introducing Mainstream's NPF candidates - a team who will fight tirelessly for a new politics 👇

A statement from Mainstream's Interim Council on the departure of Morgan McSweeney from Number 10.

It's time for true accountability. Those who participated in the appointment of Mandelson - from those who championed him, to those who turned a blind eye, to those who silenced doubts in the name of political convenience - must be held to account.

We need a Labour Party led by its members, built on transparency, principle and radical change. We need representatives on our NEC and NPF who will fight for that democratic, member-led future. Pledge your support to bring that future to life: actionnetwork.org/forms/mainst...

Is Denmark's asylum policy an exemplar or a warning for the UK? ❓❔❓ We were pleased to explore this question today at Mainstream's February parliamentary seminar, with speakers from @ippr.org, @futuregovforum.bsky.social and Mälardalens University.

✍️NEW on the Mainstream blog: Elizabeth Dennis takes on the flaws in Labour's Financial Inclusion Strategy and why it needs to deliver.

🌹Ballots are open for Mainstream members on our endorsements for this year's elections to Labour's National Policy Forum (NPF). If you're a member, search your inbox for a ballot from Mainstream.

"The country can see through the technocratic, procedural and, frankly, dishonest arguments that have been made over the weekend to block Andy [Burnham]." Mainstream National Coordinator Luke Hurst on why members need to be listened to in Gorton & Denton.

A sad day for the Party to be losing such a revered figure from the front lines. Hopefully Party members will heed Ann's support for Cat, Jovan and Kerry for the NEC elections, who are endorsed by Mainstream.