Author Archives: JimfromOldham

I’ve written to Oldham Council calling for an active strategy to protect historic pubs from demolition and inappropriate conversion. Pubs are an important part of Oldham’s story, our heritage, and the character of the communities we call home. Regeneration matters but so does preserving the buildings and landmarks that give our borough its identity. ThoughContinue reading “Our historic local pubs matter”

Result! A Ten Minute Rule Bill slot has been secured for 15 July to bring forward a small but important change to the registration of stillbirths in England and Wales. At present, parents of stillborn babies must attend a registrar’s office in person. This often means waiting alongside new parents registering births, adding to theContinue reading “Ten Minute Rule Bill slot secured on changes to the registration of stillbirths”

Congratulations to Bev Craig who has been selected as the Labour candidate for Mayor of Greater Manchester. It’s one of the most important roles in politics and with more and more devolved power and responsibility it has huge potential. She’s done great as Leader of Manchester City Council and will be an impactful mayor ifContinue reading “Bev Craig is our candidate for Greater Manchester Mayor!”

Great to welcome Andy Burnham back to Parliament as the new Labour and Co-operative MP for Makerfield. Fair to say he received a great reception!

I want to thank Keir Starmer for his public service and for the positive change he has delivered since becoming the Leader of the Labour Party. I regret that we are here. After 14 years in opposition and a historic majority winning election just two years ago, we had the opportunity to deliver the changeContinue reading “Statement on the Prime Minister’s resignation”

Landlords looking to cash in on the housing crisis and temporary accommodation gold rush are rushing to convert any building possible to HMOs regardless of the impact on local communities and very often with no thought to the building they are converting. They remove family homes and community facilities from the market and rather thanContinue reading “Another HMO (House of Multiple Occupation) is approved”

A quick round-up of my week down in Westminster and beyond. 𝗞𝗲𝗲𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝗮𝗳𝗲 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲Following a ministerial statement on proposals to restrict social media access for under-16s which I welcome, we need robust regulation to tackle hate, misinformation and harmful content properly, hold platforms accountable for what happens on them, and consider whether platform ownersContinue reading “This week in Parliament”

Glad to see this important campaign win secured with Unison and the RAC Foundation has been covered more widely up by local press https://www.oldham-chronicle.co.uk/news-features/142/community-news/160156/jim-mcmahon-welcomes-increase-in-hmrc-mileage-rates-after-campaign https://www.theoldhamtimes.co.uk/news/26180352.oldham-west-mp-hails-first-mileage-rate-rise-15-years