"Mainstream speaks to the change that's needed, a more inclusive, less factional way of running the party. That is right anyway, but it's really right for the times we're in now. We've got to get beyond this culture where everything's a threat. If people are speaking out, it can actually be an opportunity to make changes. Labour's always been factional but it's become more so in recent times than I can remember in almost 40 years in the party."
"The network, called Mainstream, will inevitably influence Labour's looming deputy leadership contest, with organisers already throwing their weight behind former cabinet minister Louise Haigh who is understood to be informally linked to the group, as well as Lucy Powell, the former Commons leader. Mainstream has been steered by Compass, a centre-left thinktank, and is backed by Burnham, the Greater Manchester mayor who when asked did not rule out the possibility of running in a future leadership contest with the network's support."
Labour figures from across the left and centre have mobilised around a network called Mainstream to change the party's direction and influence the deputy leadership contest. Organisers are already backing Louise Haigh and Lucy Powell. Mainstream is steered by Compass and backed by Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham, who did not rule out a future leadership run with the network's support. Supporters span left to centre, including peers Alf Dubs and Anna Healy and MPs such as Clive Lewis, Dawn Butler, Alex Sobel, Clive Efford, John Denham and Jon Lansman. Mainstream aims to be a home for radical realists, promoting vision, policy, electoral strategy, and campaigning in CLPs for bold practical reforms.
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