Progress looks to post-Starmer phase as battle lines drawn with Burnham
The Progress annual conference took place on Saturday, with Wes Streeting and Peter Kyle among the speakers.
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Wes Streeting confirms he will stand for Labour leader in future contest
Wes Streeting has confirmed that he plans to stand for Labour leader in a future contest
‘Celebrating thirty years of Progress’
Now in its 30th year, Progress is recommiting to the future of Labour Party and to making the progressive case for power and governing well.
‘Streeting sets out his stall’
Streeting’s speech will inevitably be read as a leadership pitch, and he is far too politically astute not to know that. But its significance should outlast the leadership gossip cycle
Progressive Britain to launch new politician’s panel with Labour frontbench MPs
Progressive Britain, the organisation formerly known as Progress, is set to unveil a new 'politician’s panel' including members of the Labour frontbench as part of its annual party conference rally in Brighton this evening. At 8.30pm at the…
Progressive Britain: We need to rethink our centre-left politics, not reheat them
For Labour to successfully change and rebuild its coalition of support in the country, we must change and build new coalitions of support inside the party, too. To this end, Progress and Policy Network came together last weekend to reboot…
The relaunch of Progress as ‘Progressive Britain’ with Policy Network
Progress is now Progressive Britain. The Labour organisation founded in 1996 to support Tony Blair’s leadership has relaunched and merged with the Policy Network think tank led by Peter Mandelson, it was announced over the weekend. This new…
“Change our party to change Britain”: Starmer speaks to ‘Progressive Britain’
Keir Starmer has declared that Labour must "change our party to change Britain" and made the case that "transformative, modernising" change will be brought about by an active Labour government in partnership with business. Following a…
Margaret Hodge: Starmer should call out PM for breaking international law
Margaret Hodge has declared that Labour must call out the government over its intention to break international law on Brexit and said she regrets that "we haven't heard the voice of the leadership more strongly in the debate". The Barking…
How candidates slates for Labour’s NEC elections are shaping up
Labour’s national executive committee (NEC) elections are soon kicking off, and slates of candidates are being formed. The contests will be conducted under a single transferable vote (STV) system and the deadline for submitting candidate…
Labour to Win unveils “pluralistic” set of NEC candidate recommendations
'Labour to Win', the new joint project of Progress and Labour First, has recommended a "pluralistic" set of nine candidates standing this summer to represent members on Labour's national executive committee. The umbrella group, a…
‘Labour to Win’ launches as “new coalition of mainstream Labour activists”
The organisation 'Labour to Win' – a joint project by Progress and Labour First – has now officially launched, described as a "new coalition of mainstream Labour activists". The new coalition lists its objectives as: Standing up for social…