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Update: working with GMP to tackle youth knife crime, gangs & child criminal exploitation

Good to catch up with Oldham district’s Chief Superintendent Estelle Mathieson once again at Oldham Police Station. We had a really constructive conversation about the challenges Oldham, Chadderton & Royton are facing – such as youth knife crime, and organised crime – and the work already happening to keep people safe, by tackling both theContinue reading “Update: working with GMP to tackle youth knife crime, gangs & child criminal exploitation”

Advice Surgery

Thank you to local people who came along to my advice surgery this week to raise concerns on a wide range of complex issues in our local area. Our constituency is full of decent people doing amazing things and often in difficult circumstances. Away from meetings, visits and debates, it’s the one to one supportContinue reading “Advice Surgery”

This week in Parliament

It has been a big week in Westminster. We started with the 𝗘𝗻𝗴𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗗𝗲𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗼𝘄𝗲𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗕𝗶𝗹𝗹 returning to the Commons for Report Stage. Great to see my Co op Party colleague Miatta Fahnbulleh leading on this. It is a real step forward in shifting power from Westminster to our regions and local communities.Continue reading “This week in Parliament”

Keep on fighting to bring back our courts and custody cells

This is a once in a generation chance to secure a new Oldham police station and get the facilities our borough deserves. After 14 wasted years of Tory cuts which resulted in the closure of the Magistrates Court & County Court in Oldham as well as police posts at Limeside, Chadderton & Royton; we areContinue reading “Keep on fighting to bring back our courts and custody cells”

Happy Lancashire Day!

To all in the historic, and surely the best county in England, a Happy Lancashire Day!

Budget 2025 – Tackling the Cost-of-Living

The budget has been delivered to parliament, and I spoke about the support being offered to people in Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton as the detail was published yesterday. The cost of living crisis is still very real for many people. Even though progress has been made with five Bank of England interest rate cutsContinue reading “Budget 2025 – Tackling the Cost-of-Living”

Great win for Avro FC

It was great to be at the White Bank Road Vestacare Stadium this weekend to see Avro secure a solid 1-0 win over Nantwich Town, to move to joint top of the NPL West! Last month, we met with club director Rob Fuller, Oldham Council & Action Together, to discuss progress on investment in theContinue reading “Great win for Avro FC”

Co-op Conference Speech

There’s been a lot of talk about the markets lately, and there’s no doubt they can make or break governments – just ask Liz Truss. But all politics is local, and the market I pay attention to is our own Tommyfield Market… or, to be precise, the people of Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton. IContinue reading “Co-op Conference Speech”