The crack down on Nitrous Oxide, commonly known as laughing gas, is long overdue, and it’s use has been a significant concern in Oldham, with public use seemingly increasing during the period of lockdown when younger people would meet in car parks and other public spaces. Over the last year I have been increasingly concernedContinue reading “N2O ‘Crackdown’ needed from authorities”
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The fight to save Oldham Coliseum for future generations
There has rightly been a significant local and national interest following news that the historic Oldham Coliseum theatre could be lost forever. As a local MP I committed to doing all I can to help secure its future, and I meant it. Yesterday I held meetings with Oldham Council and Debbie Abrahams MP (Oldham EastContinue reading “The fight to save Oldham Coliseum for future generations”
Boundary Commission Response- December 2022
Last month the Boundary Commission for England released its updated proposals for new constituency boundaries across the country. The recommendation by the Boundary Commission is that the boundaries for both Oldham West & Royton and Oldham East & Saddleworth will stay the same- a proposal both myself & Debbie Abrahams argued in favour of. YouContinue reading “Boundary Commission Response- December 2022”
Boundary Commission Update November 2022
The Boundary Commission for England has released its updated proposals for new constituency boundaries across the country. In our area the headline recommendation is that the boundaries for both Oldham West & Royton and Oldham East & Saddleworth will stay the same- a recommendation both myself and Debbie Abrahams MP had argued in favour of.Continue reading “Boundary Commission Update November 2022”
No one voted for Rishi Sunak. We need a General Election- now.
Just 7 weeks ago I was writing at the beginning of Liz Truss’ time as Prime Minister detailing how she was not on the side of working people and that her economic claims did not add up. Fast forward to today and those claims have been proven right and we somehow find ourselves with RishiContinue reading “No one voted for Rishi Sunak. We need a General Election- now.”
We deserve better than Tory chaos- we need a General Election
Liz Truss’ departure as Prime Minister is the latest shambles in the line of 12 years of Tory failure. They have created a cost-of-living crisis and crashed the economy in Downing Street with working people facing record high levels of taxation, sky high bills for food, fuel and energy and £500 extra on their mortgageContinue reading “We deserve better than Tory chaos- we need a General Election”
Liz Truss is out of touch with Chadderton, Oldham & Royton
Liz Truss’ speech at the Conservative Party Conference today was yet another indication that this government is completely out of touch with working people in Chadderton, Oldham & Royton. She has been at the heart of a Conservative government that has spent 12 years building a low wage, low growth economy and working families willContinue reading “Liz Truss is out of touch with Chadderton, Oldham & Royton”
Jim McMahon MP comments on the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II
Commenting on the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, Jim McMahon MP OBE, Member of Parliament for Oldham West and Royton said: “As the devastating news sets in, and tributes poor in from all corners of the world, I know many in Chadderton, Oldham and Royton will be moved and affected by the profoundContinue reading “Jim McMahon MP comments on the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II”
Jim McMahon OBE MP 