Mainstream’s Interim Council sends its congratulations to Andy Burnham on becoming Leader of the Labour Party and, from Monday, Prime Minister. We look forward to playing our part in making real change happen - with our eyes wide open to the scale of the fight ahead.

A comment from Mainstream's Interim Council on the second reading of the Immigration and Asylum Bill, taking place today👇

NEW ON THE MAINSTREAM BLOG: One way to begin to solve the social care crisis would be to deliver a Professional Carer's Wage, writes Velrita Barrett. Read now: www.mainstreamlabour.org/blog/the-ps1...

💥💥💥 Huge news 💥💥💥 Mainstream leads the CLP nominations for the NEC elections! And all of our brilliant candidates for the NEC and NPF are officially on the ballot. Thank you to the CLPs and Labour Groups across the country supporting the Mainstream team.

❤️‍🩹 💊 Devolution is the best medicine for the NHS, argues @simonforstroud.bsky.social, member of the Mainstream PLP Network. Read: www.newstatesman.com/spotlight/he...

With new Labour leadership on the horizon, Reform has nowhere to run but spectacle. Farage knows that a Labour Party that ends business as usual would spell the end of the Reform Party. This is a stunt to distract from Labour’s potential to make big change under a new leader.

"The fire Blair warns of is real. But the answer to fire is not to retreat to the safety of the known - because the known is what is burning." Read @barrygardiner.bsky.social's response to Blair 👇 www.mainstreamlabour.org/blog/a-respo...

⁉️ 🧐 Is it time for rent controls? That's the question we'll be debating with speakers from @jrf-uk.bsky.social and @britishprogress.org at our next members' event at 6.00pm on Thursday 2nd July. Mainstream members can register for this event using the link sent via email.

🌹 ‘This excellent paper on the Productive State is an important contribution to the debate being had across the economic policy sphere right now’ @yuanfenyang.bsky.social on our new paper, The Productive State: A Framework for Manchesterism 👇

🌹 ‘Every transformational political project needs an economic spine running through it, holding up its vision of the good society.’ @labourlewis.bsky.social on our new paper, The Productive State: A Framework for Manchesterism 👇

‘It is a valuable contribution to rethinking a social-democratic case for a more active state’ 🌹 @stewartwood.bsky.social on our new paper, The Productive State: A Framework for Manchesterism 👇

Our Director and US Principal Economist argue in an essay for @mainstreamlabour.bsky.social that the solution to Britain’s compounding crises is the Productive State — that owns, invests and provides essentials to make life affordable. www.mainstreamlabour.org/updates/new-...

The Labour Party now has a chance to turn a corner. But we must be clear: this is our final chance. Mainstream's Interim Council on this morning's announcement 👇

💥💥💥 Today, Mainstream publishes our first major research publication, The Productive State: A Framework for Manchesterism, by Mathew Lawrence and Alex Williams. It could not come at a more significant moment. Read it here: www.mainstreamlabour.org/publications...

Andy Burnham's victory in Makerfield is a victory for mainstream Labour values. The people of Makerfield chose hope, unity and a radical change of direction. Labour must hear and heed the lessons of this by-election to defeat Reform and transform the country.

The Mainstream team with the brilliant @miattafahnbulleh.bsky.social helping to get out the vote for @andyburnham.bsky.social in Makerfield today 💪🌹

We'll be out in Makerfield with @tonyvaughanmp.bsky.social this afternoon! There's still time to join us if you haven't yet registered: actionnetwork.org/events/maker...

Today marks 10 years since the murder of Jo Cox. Jo lived the change she wanted to see in the world - kind, compassionate, inclusive, thoughtful, speaking up for the vulnerable and powerless. 1/

Mainstream’s Chair and one of our brilliant NEC candidates, Kerry Postlewhite, at the campaign centre in Makerfield today! 🌹 Join us there for the final week of the campaign: mainstreamlabour.org/latest/events And nominate the Mainstream team for NEC and NPF: mainstreamlabour.org/2026-nec-and-n…

✍️NEW on the Mainstream blog: It seems the government is heading towards a social media ban - but it wouldn't be useful, effective or progressive, writes Charlie Davies of the Labour Digital Rights Network. www.mainstreamlabour.org/blog/why-lab...

2 weeks left until Labour NPF nominations close! 🌹 Mainstream exists to rebuild Labour and offer a popular, principled and practical left politics for meaningful change. If you want to help us transform our party, please nominate our NPF candidates at your next CLP meeting.

Radical realism. A more open political culture. Real power for members. That's the Labour Party our Mainstream candidates are standing for in the NEC elections🌹 You can help elect them by nominating Kerry, Jovan & Cat at your next CLP meeting & Elizabeth in your Labour Group.

Great showing for Mainstream’s campaign day with Mark Drakeford today! 🌹 Strong support from Welsh members for @andyburnham.bsky.social. 💪

Want Labour to be bolder on taxing wealth, public ownership and member democracy? Help elect Mainstream's NPF candidates! The NPF shapes Labour's policies. This is our chance to decide who sits on it. 🌹 Here's what you can do: actionnetwork.org/forms/will-y...

✍️NEW on the Mainstream blog: There may not be much in common between the 2026 iteration of the Labour Party and the hardcore punk scene - but maybe there should be. www.mainstreamlabour.org/blog/all-age...

🌹 Want to help elect Mainstream's candidates to the NEC? The Labour Party needs transparency, participation and radical ambition for the communities it exists to serve. But for that to happen, we need your help: actionnetwork.org/forms/mainst...

Labour can be the party that drives real change again - but only if we set out a better path. This year’s NEC & NPF elections are an opportunity we can’t afford to miss. Nominate the Mainstream team at your next CLP meeting. Deadline is 26 June.🌹

Make sure you register for our upcoming Makerfield campaign days with friends from across the Labour Party! mainstreamlabour.org/latest/events

There's still time to RSVP for our members' Organising Forum tomorrow evening, which we'll be using to phone-bank for the Makerfield by-election. Register using the link sent via email 📧

One of the Mainstream groups braving the heat in Makerfield today for @andyburnham.bsky.social 💪☀️ Register for our upcoming campaign sessions in Makerfield this month and next: mainstreamlabour.org/latest/events

💥In the Makerfield by-election, it's Burnham or bust. Join one of our campaign days in May and June with friends from across the Labour Party. Further dates coming soon! 🗓️

Labour members and supporters from all across the UK are joining the fight for our party's future by becoming members of Mainstream. Rebuild Labour with us today: labourmainstream.nationbuilder.com/join

Let us seize this opportunity to show the Labour Party at its best. A statement from Mainstream's Interim Council on the Makerfield by-election 👇

Real change is possible - if we seize every opportunity to set our party on a better path. This year’s elections to Labour's NEC and NPF are an opportunity we can’t afford to miss. Nominate the Mainstream team in your CLPs now! www.mainstreamlabour.org/2026-nec-and...

A statement from Mainstream's Interim Council after today's developments in Parliament. We need an orderly transition and a meaningful debate about our party's future - with all of our best players on the pitch.

There's still time to register for tonight's live discussion for Mainstream members with @dawnbutlerbrent.bsky.social, @mickantoniw.bsky.social and @siennarodgers.bsky.social! Use the registration link sent via email and have your say 🗣️

Since Mainstream's launch last year, we've been organising for a reset of policy, strategy and culture in the Labour Party. This week's results change the state of play. Our mission is no longer to reset the Labour Party. We have to rebuild it. labourmainstream.nationbuilder.com/join

Calling all Mainstream members 📢 Join us tomorrow for a special live discussion of this week's election results - and how Labour rebuilds from here. With special guests @dawnbutlerbrent.bsky.social, @mickantoniw.bsky.social and @siennarodgers.bsky.social. RSVP using the link sent via email.

After this week's devastating results, we must prove that defeat is not inevitable - and make sure that change is. Join the movement for Labour's future. Become a member of Mainstream today. labourmainstream.nationbuilder.com/join

Today, Labour members and candidates are paying the price for a crisis they did not create. But defeat is not inevitable. For the sake of the communities we exist to serve, we must organise for a better Labour Party. Join Mainstream today. labourmainstream.nationbuilder.com/join

Good luck to all of the brilliant Labour candidates standing to represent their communities today in England, Scotland and Wales 🌹

✍️NEW on the Mainstream blog: Almost all of Britain's political, economic and cultural power remains in London. For the country to change, maybe this needs to change too, write Joshua Smith and Elliot Bloom. www.mainstreamlabour.org/blog/nationa...

Glorious weather in Wolverton today, where we joined Mainstream activists, trade unionists and the Milton Keynes Labour team 🌹🌞 5 days to go! #VoteLabour

We are appalled by yesterday's terrorist incident in Golders Green and thinking of all those affected. There is no place for antisemitism in our society. The rise of hatred and violence in all our communities must be rooted out by all of us.

🌹Our next members' event is coming up on 30th April at the later time of 8.00pm for those of you out canvassing. Ahead of 7th May, we'll hear from Cllr Matthew Brown of Preston City Council on the importance of Labour in local government, and share tips and insight from the campaign trail.

Mainstream members were out supporting Labour teams in Birmingham, Greenwich and beyond this weekend 🌹☀️

🌹Our next members' event is coming up on 30th April at the later time of 8.00pm for those of you out canvassing. Ahead of 7th May, we'll hear from Cllr Matthew Brown of Preston City Council on the importance of Labour in local government, and share tips and insight from the campaign trail.

✍️NEW on the Mainstream blog: The burden of pension on public finances continues to be a huge topic of discussion. Do our friends in Australia have it right? 👇 www.mainstreamlabour.org/blog/the-cas...

❗💬 Our response to the latest revelations about Peter Mandelson's appointment as US Ambassador in @the-independent.com today. A set of elections that were always going to be difficult for Labour now seem likely to be even more challenging.

🌹🔔Our live discussion with Mayor of the West of England, @mayorhelengodwin.bsky.social, is this Wednesday! If you haven't registered yet, RSVP today and be part of the conversation. Mainstream members can RSVP using the emailed link. Not a member? Join: labourmainstream.nationbuilder.com/join