Mike Reader - Northampton South

Out campaigning with @patmcfaddenmp.bsky.social and the local Labour team in Gorton and Denton.

Some brilliant feedback on Angeliki's honest, community focused campaign.

It is so close between Labour and Reform, every vote is gonna count. Latest polls here: act.labour.org.uk/p/gorton-and...

📣Community Groups
📣Sports Clubs
📣Residents Groups

I want to work with people across Northampton to deliver the clean energy we need in our town, keeping wealth local.

The @labouruk.bsky.social @coopparty.party.coop Local Power Plan gives us that opportunity.

Get in contact - how can I help you?

London Northwestern Railway and West Midlands Railway services return to public ownership From 1 February 2026, passengers who travel with London Northwestern Railway and West Midlands Railway will benefit from reliable and better-connected services.

Services to return to public ownership today bringing the country one step closer to a simpler, unified rail system under Great British Railways

I had a chance to see this yesterday and didn't take it! Regretting that decision now.

Massive savings and new protections introduced for leaseholders in Northampton by our Labour Government.

Lead more: www.mikereader.co.uk/mike-reader-...

Adult social care provision in West Northamptonshire requires serious improvement.

Reform UK believe that it's ok to be found wanting.

It's not

Almost 'Good' isn't good enough for Northampton.

Hi Dave! I'm away this week, but I hope it goes well!

New orders in the construction supply chain increased by 9.8 per cent in the third quarter of 2025.

The Plan for Change is working.

Market confidence is up.

Labour making a difference in Government.

Photo of Theodoros Roussopoulos speaking at the lectern in the centre of the Hemicycle at the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe.

A book titled The Canary if Democracy, written by Theodoros Roussopoulos.

In the @coe.int Hemicycle today to hear Theodoros Roussopoulos give an absolutely brilliant final speech as President.

Honoured to be here.

Later today we will have the opportunity to elect our next President.

I will be voting on behalf of the UK.

Personal ambition over what's right for the country. I thought we'd left this type of politics behind in the Labour Party.

Apparently not.

Lovely Burns Night Dinner with Labour friends last night. Thank you everyone who joined us!

The PM is right, Trump is completely wrong - on this and many other things as well.

I will be representing the UK in Europe on matters related to social rights and policies, public health, sustainable development and economic co-operation and development.

I can't wait to build on my experience in this area and get stuck in!

I'm delighted to have been put forward by Lord Jones of Penybont to join the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe's Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development Committee.

My appointment as a Full Member will be ratified in Strasbourg at the end of January.

Jon Chambers, Mike Reader, Gerry Baker and Corinna Abesser standing in the National Geological Repository. Core boxes can be seen on either side of them, reaching from floor to ceiling. The group look to the camera.

The group stand together looking at fossils collected by Charles Darwin. They are standing in the National Geological Repository.

Gerry Baker, Jon Chambers and Corinna Abesser showing Mike Reader the geological walk. They are all walking along the concourse chatting. The photographer has taken a photo from behind a rock, which can be seen, out of focus, on the right.

Today we hosted @mike-reader.bsky.social at our Nottinghamshire headquarters.

We showed Mike how BGS receives, delivers and uses ground investigation and borehole data to support decision making and reduce risks in construction and infrastructure development before taking him on a tour of the site.

The news today?

Reform = backwater for Tories who failed over 14 years. 🥸

Tories = weak and divided by more psychodrama. 🤪

Labour government = waiting lists in our NHS drastically reduced and economic growth up. 🌹

@SkyNews 👇

Wonderful to see our LWN committee member and JCWIL graduate elevated to the House of Lords today as Baroness Hyde of Bemerton. Congratulations Sara!

Group of people sitting at a dining table inside the Guildhall in London.

Absolutely phenomenal evening last night at the Progress 30th anniversary dinner with @allymcgovern.bsky.social and friends.

The Housing Minister should take the time to get leaseholder reform right.

I welcome the pressure on this from colleagues, including the Labour for Leaseholders group of which I'm a member of, but we must get this right.

Rushing to put out an incomplete solution lets leaseholders down.

From April, parents will have day-one rights to parental leave, meaning you won’t have to choose between keeping your job and being there for your child.

Read more here: 👉 www.mikereader.co.uk/stronger-par...

The message from Ed Miliband and I has been clear: energy suppliers should pass on every penny of the £150 savings to consumers this April.

My update on their response ⬇️

Whoops!

Half of those people aren't Labour MPs. Perhaps need to do some better research.

I have paused my account in twitter. Nothing will be posted until this issue is resolved. I've also cancelled my subscription.

People are slowly making the move.

Mike Reader MP and a volunteer standing on the street.

Coming soon...

Our campaign on the shocking state of Northampton's roads and the millions wasted by @reformuk.bsky.social kicks off this week.

Excellent to be out with @nelsonluke.uk filming today.

In the diary!

"We need regional one-stop shops to give consumers advice on how to reduce their energy bills."

@mike-reader.bsky.social opens our Solar Energy UK session on delivering renewable energy for the UK.

@roryobrien.bsky.social Hey, have you got a date for the 2026 New Year's Conference?

Today I helped get the ban on puppy and kitten smuggling through Parliament.

I was proud to speak up in support of it, closing loopholes which have allowed criminal gangs to flout our border and animals protection rules.