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”

5 ways in which Oldham will be worse off under a Liz Truss Government

On 5th September 2022, Liz Truss was announced as the next leader of the Conservative Party and she will become Prime Minister on 6th September 2022 after visiting with HM The Queen in Balmoral. In her speech to Conservative Party members accepting the leadership, Ms Truss praised the work of outgoing Prime Minister Boris Johnson.Continue reading “5 ways in which Oldham will be worse off under a Liz Truss Government”

Meeting the CEO of the Northern Care Alliance

It was good to meet Dr Owen Williams, Chief Executive at the Northern Care Alliance last week, with Debbie Abrahams to discuss the Royal Oldham Hospital, the recent IT failure, changing the culture at the trust, and health inequalities in our town. I think I speak on behalf of everyone in Chadderton, Oldham and RoytonContinue reading “Meeting the CEO of the Northern Care Alliance”