Budget 2024

How the Budget will promote Community Ownership

My final pledge at the election was to boost community ownership so that the people of Oldham West, Chadderton & Royton have a real stake in our community. A backbone of this is through the hub of small businesses we have. There are 730 small businesses based in Oldham, making up 9.8% of total businesses,Continue reading “How the Budget will promote Community Ownership”

How the Budget will create A Safe Place

Local shops are at the centre of our community. It has been horrific, therefore, to see the increase in retail crime over the past few years. Not only does this put shop-workers at risk, but it also threatens the very heart of our community. USDAW found that 70% of retail workers have experienced verbal abuseContinue reading “How the Budget will create A Safe Place”

How the Budget will deliver more Decent Homes

This Labour Government is committed to the biggest increase in affordable housing in a generation, and at this Budget we’ve taken our first steps to achieving that. We’ve inherited the most acute housing crisis in living memory; 150,000 children living in temporary accommodation and nearly 1.3 million households on social housing waiting lists. Despite this,Continue reading “How the Budget will deliver more Decent Homes”

How the Budget will provide more Good Jobs

The Budget has been about tough decisions, but also about Labour choices, Labour values, and the Labour ambition to protect working people. We have kept our manifesto commitment not to increase income tax, VAT, or employee national insurance. Working people will not fit the bill for the £22bn Tory black hole. In Oldham we haveContinue reading “How the Budget will provide more Good Jobs”

What the Budget Means for You

Today we prioritised making the right decisions for working people. This is what the Budget will mean for Britain and for you No increase on National Insurance, VAT, or Income Tax No return to austerity National living wage increase of 6.7% rising to £12.21 per hour Compensation schemes for victims of the infected blood andContinue reading “What the Budget Means for You”

Today’s budget is the first step in rebuilding Britain and achieving economic stability after 14 years of Tory chaos. We have made our ambition clear: fix the foundations, invest in our future, and deliver on the promise of change. We can’t underestimate the scale of Tory chaos; an NHS on its knees with record waitingContinue reading “Budget 2024”