This week in Parliament

Another good week down in Westminster, here’s the round-up

𝗙𝗶𝘅𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗿𝗼𝗸𝗲𝗻 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺

Members voted on a range of government legislation this week, such as on the Sentencing Bill in its final parliamentary stages. We’re not afraid of taking the tough decisions needed to fix the broken justice system we inherited from the Tory years of chaos and decline.

𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗟𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗿𝗼𝗼𝘁𝘀

A privilege to attend the AGM of the All Parliamentary Party Group on Lancashire. Our town is proud of our deep roots and historic links to the county. We had a productive discussion with Minister Alison McGovern on the Growth Plan for Lancashire and how local government reform can finally help places across the North that Westminster has too often overlooked.

𝗕𝗮𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗿𝗲𝗱𝗶𝘁 𝘂𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀

As Chair of the Co-operative Party, I hosted a roundtable with colleagues and representatives from across the co-operative and mutuals sector. The focus: the opportunities and potential challenges for growing credit unions in 2026. A vital conversation about fair finance and community power.

𝗣𝗿𝗼𝘁𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲

I welcomed the Government’s announcement of a consultation on whether under-16s should be banned from social media. It’s right we take this seriously and do it in the right way.

𝗖𝗹𝗮𝗿𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗪𝗔𝗦𝗣𝗜 𝘄𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻

During Commons Business Questions, I pressed the Leader of the House for clarity from the government on when WASPI women will finally get some answers over questions about compensation.

Now heading back up home for meetings with constituents, the Council and local stakeholders across Oldham West, Chadderton & Royton. Onwards.