Author Archives: JimfromOldham

On Tuesday, I voted in favour of the Universal Credit Bill to abolish the two-child benefit cap. It was wrong when the Tories brought it in, and it’s right that a Labour government is getting rid of it. Nationally, 1.6 million children are affected by the cap. A million of them are in working families.Continue reading “Voting to lift over 11,300 Oldham children out of poverty – while Reform & the Tories rally against”

A big thank you to everyone who’s been in touch about proposals to raise the age limit for social media to ban under-16s. From those who have been in touch from across Oldham West, Chadderton & Royton, the overwhelming majority were in favour of protecting our young people and the ban. Parents, carers and grandparentsContinue reading “Local support for action to protect under-16s online”

The Co-operative Party is leading the charge on grassroots community action. For too long communities have been starved of the support and resources to thrive, and around £12bn of vital community assets have been lost in England alone. And so it was great to be over in Spen Valley this week, meeting with Kim LeadbeaterContinue reading “Co-operation in action – building Community Britain across the country”

This isn’t just a quick tidy-up. It’s proper deep cleaning, rapid fly-tipping removal, and a zero-tolerance approach to environmental crime – street by street, alleyway by alleyway, covering the whole of our borough. 𝗪𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘁𝗵, 𝗠𝗲𝗱𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗸 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝗲, 𝗖𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗵𝘂𝗿𝘀𝘁 & 𝗛𝗼𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗻𝘄𝗼𝗼𝗱 have already seen major clean-ups, with teams tackling long-neglected alleyways, roads and hotspots. Just as important,Continue reading “Don’t Trash Oldham is delivering”

It’s been another busy week in Parliament standing up for Oldham West, Chadderton & Royton, here’s a snapshot of what I’ve been up to: 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘂𝗽 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗢𝗹𝗱𝗵𝗮𝗺 𝗯𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗲𝘀 I questioned the Treasury in the Commons on the changes to business rates and what they mean for our borough. Our local pubs, cafés & restaurantsContinue reading “This week in Parliament”

We’re delivering another manifesto promise – the biggest shake-up of leaseholder rights in generations. Promise made, promise kept. Ground rents capped at £250 a year, saving some households hundreds of pounds Phasing in an end to the leasehold system altogether Current leaseholders will get the right to switch to commonhold More transparency on service chargesContinue reading “£250 a year cap for ground rents confirmed”