Category Archives: Jim McMahon MP news

It was a pleasure today to attend the official re-opening ceremony of Royton Town Hall following the re-furnishment and renovation works. The building looks incredible, the detail in the Town Hall that has been maintained and enhanced is amazing to see, and to see the building restored to it’s former glory was a great experienceContinue reading “Re-opening of Royton Town Hall”

The Labour Government is today introducing legislation to reform renters rights and end no fault evictions for 11 million renters across the country. We are taking action where the Tories failed, protecting working families across the country from losing their home through no fault of their own. The Renter’s Rights Bill will give renters acrossContinue reading “Ending No Fault Evictions”

From the despatch box yesterday, I, as part of the team in the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, answered questions from members about the work our ministry has been doing so far to deliver change for our country. With my role focusing on Local Government and English Devolution, I spoke in the chamberContinue reading “Answering Parliamentary Questions as Minister”

We are recruiting! We are looking for a Constituency Caseworker to join my busy team based at Chadderton Town Hall. We support around 8,000 personal casework and campaign lobbies from constituents each year, helping many people to get a fair deal from government departments and local public bodies, including housing, welfare, education, and health servicesContinue reading “Vacancy | Constituency Caseworker”

I have had an increase in correspondence from Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton constituents recently regarding fireworks being set off after 11pm outside of permitted firework hours. This type of regular anti-social behaviour should not be tolerated. Fireworks can be disruptive, a nuisance and harmful to many vulnerable people. As you would expect, I amContinue reading “Nuisance Fireworks”

Despite the house rising for the summer recess at the end of July, the busy days and productive engagements haven’t let up. I spent some time in Leeds visiting one of the Ministry of Housing, Communities, and Local Government’s offices. I enjoyed meeting everyone in person for the first time and I’d like to thankContinue reading “Weekly Ministerial Round-up”

Social media sites are great places for all of us to connect with friends, to keep in touch with family, and to engage in political discourse. However, we must make sure that the law of the land is respected and enforced online in the same way that we expect it would be on the street.Continue reading “BBC Radio 4 Appearance”