Updates on the work of Mainstream from the Interim Council and staff team.

November 7, 2025

Reinstatement of the Whip to Four Suspended MPs

Mainstream’s Interim Council welcomes that the Labour whip has been restored to Rachael Maskell, Chris Hinchliff, Neil Duncan-Jordan and Brian Leishman.

October 25, 2025

Deputy Leadership Election Result: A Victory for Labour's Mainstream

Mainstream’s Interim Council sends its congratulations to Labour’s new Deputy Leader, Lucy Powell, whom we endorsed after a ballot of our members.

October 24, 2025

On Caerphilly

Labour’s historic defeat in Caerphilly is a tragedy, but not a surprise. So long as UK Labour governs without a clear vision and story to tell people who we are, detached from its moral purpose and democratic socialist foundations, losses like this will only become the norm.

October 9, 2025

On the First Phase of a Ceasefire Deal

Mainstream's Interim Council welcomes today’s news that a ceasefire and hostage release deal is taking shape, which we hope will begin to bring an end to the killing in Gaza and untold suffering in the Middle East.

October 6, 2025

Mainstream Endorses Lucy Powell to be Deputy Leader of the Labour Party

After a ballot of our members, Mainstream endorses Lucy Powell to be Deputy Leader of the Labour Party.

September 22, 2025

CAC Decision on Contemporary Motions about the Two-Child Benefit Limit

Mainstream's Interim Council welcomes that the CAC will allow Conference the opportunity to debate ending the two-child benefit limit.