The Labour Growth Group is a parliamentary caucus of MPs within the UK Labour Party that aims to remove barriers to economic growth.
The group's website says, "We believe that many of the barriers to unleashing a new era of growth in the United Kingdom are political and we exist to confront those barriers."[1]
Organisation
The group began with a letter sent to Keir Starmer, urging him to not back down on reforming planning laws and to pursue building housing and infrastructure. They advocate for improving the economic growth of the UK. There were over 50 signatories.[2][3][4] The letter got the approval of the government before it was published.[5]
Zubir Ahmed, Glasgow South West
Dan Aldridge, Weston-super-Mare
Tonia Antoniazzi, Gower
David Baines, St Helens North
Alex Baker, Aldershot
Antonia Bance, Tipton and Wednesbury
Alex Barros-Curtis, Cardiff West
Johanna Baxter, Paisley and Renfrewshire South
Danny Beales, Uxbridge and South Ruislip
Torsten Bell, Swansea West
Rachel Blake, Cities of London and Westminster
Liam Byrne, Birmingham Hodge Hill and Solihull North
Nesil Caliskan, Barking
Bambos Charalambous, Southgate and Wood Green
Luke Charters, York Outer
Chris Curtis, Milton Keynes North
Shaun Davies, Telford
Helena Dollimore, Hastings and Rye
Kirith Entwistle, Bolton North East
Bill Esterson, Sefton Central
Mark Ferguson, Gateshead Central and Whickham
John Grady, Glasgow East
Tom Hayes, Bournemouth East
Claire Hazelgrove, Filton and Bradley Stoke
Patrick Hurley, Southport
Sally Jameson, Doncaster Central
Satvir Kaur, Southampton Test
Josh MacAlister, Whitehaven and Workington
Blair McDougall, East Renfrewshire
Gordon McKee, Glasgow South
Julie Minns, Carlisle
Perran Moon, Camborne and Redruth
Luke Myer, Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland
Kanishka Narayan, Vale of Glamorgan
Andrew Pakes, Peterborough
Toby Perkins, Chesterfield
Jo Platt, Leigh and Atherton
Joe Powell, Kensington and Bayswater
Steve Race, Exeter
Connor Rand, Altrincham and Sale West
Jake Richards, Rother Valley
Lucy Rigby, Northampton North
Tom Rutland, East Worthing and Shoreham
Oliver Ryan, Burnley
Josh Simons, Makerfield
Gurinder Singh Josan, Smethwick
Mike Tapp, Dover and Deal
Fred Thomas, Plymouth Moor View
Dan Tomlinson, Chipping Barnet
Henry Tufnell, Mid and South Pembrokeshire
Laurence Turner, Birmingham Northfield
Melanie Ward, Cowdenbeath and Kirkcaldy
Rosie Wrighting, Kettering
Steve Yemm, Mansfield
The group has been reported as being 'pro-Starmer'.[6]
PoliticsHome reported that Labour MPs from the left of the party were sceptical of the group, with one believing it is a 'front' set up by the government to support its work.[5]
Membership
The membership has been reported as the signatories of the letter to Starmer. The group includes some Parliamentary Private Secretaries (PPS).[7] The original letter had 54 signatories, but the Spectator reported as of the end of July 2024, there were over 60 members,[8] while the Times reported the figure was 'close to 70'.[6] In December 2024, the New Stateman reported the group was at 'nearly 100' members.[9]
In July 2025, analysis by LabourList and PLMR suggested that the group had 55 publicly-known members.[10]
The current Co-Chairs are Chris Curtis and Lola McEvoy.[11] The director is Mark McVitie, who also works for Curtis's MP office.[12]
References
↑"About". Labour Growth Group. Retrieved 23 February 2026.
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