Category Archives: Jim McMahon MP news

Labour promised a new deal for working people, and we have now officially delivered it: Exploitative zero-hour contracts – 𝗕𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗲𝗱 Fire-and-rehire – 𝗘𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 More day-one rights – 𝗦𝗲𝗰𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗹𝗹 A genuine living wage – 𝗗𝗲𝗹𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗱 Statutory sick pay – 𝗘𝘅𝘁𝗲𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗱 to 1.3 million of the lowest earners Labour’s landmark Employment Rights Act will todayContinue reading “BIG NEWS: Landmark moment as biggest upgrade to workers’ rights in a generation becomes law”

Council funding matters because it’s about the services people rely on every day, and there is no doubt the 14 lost years under the previous government took it’s toll on the very services which make places decent. As a former Minister in charge of council funding, I’ve seen first-hand how decisions made in Westminster landContinue reading “A better deal for Oldham’s local services”

Social media is shaping our democracy but it is not properly regulated. It should be. That is why I am setting out eight specific actions to bring accountability to online platforms and raise standards across the sector. Higher standards online are essential for public trust and democracy.

Social media was meant to be a movement of the people; a way for us to connect, organise and be heard. That potential is still there. But let’s be honest: it’s been deliberately designed not for the public good, and too often it puts profit before people. The Online Safety Act is a step forward,Continue reading “The Online Safety Act does not go far enough in protecting people online – more needs to be done”

Great to be up in the Oldham Events Centre in the Joe Royle Stand at Boundary Park yesterday for a really positive roundtable discussion about the next steps for the SportsTown project. This is a project we have supported & championed for a long time and its impact is clear by the wider ranging andContinue reading “Oldham SportsTown Roundtable at Boundary Park”

Oldham has 𝟲𝟯𝟯 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻 𝘀𝘁𝘂𝗰𝗸 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗽𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝗮𝗰𝗰𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗼𝗱𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, too many families priced out of the community they call home, trains running on Victorian rails, and barriers holding back the new schools, hospitals, GP surgeries and police posts we need. 𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗶𝘀𝗻’𝘁 𝗮 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝘁𝗶𝗺𝗶𝗱𝗶𝘁𝘆 – 𝗶𝘁’𝘀 𝗮 𝗺𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻. That’s why we’ve pushedContinue reading “We promised to take action to end the housing crisis & rebuild our infrastructure – we have delivered”

Chadderton and Royton are both standalone towns which deserve a foundation of local services to support the local community. That is why we are calling for the introduction of Banking Hubs in both Chadderton & Royton, so that local people can access the everyday banking services of which used to be provided by multiple highContinue reading “Backing Chadderton & Royton Banking”

On this day seven years ago in 2018, local people from across our borough came together to unveil the stunning Annie Kenney memorial statue in Parliament Square. Whatever else I’ve been part of in Oldham’s political and community life over the past two decades, I have to say this is what I enjoy most: grassrootsContinue reading “Seven years since the unveiling of the Annie Kenney memorial statue”