£250 a year cap for ground rents confirmed

We’re delivering another manifesto promise – the biggest shake-up of leaseholder rights in generations. Promise made, promise kept. Ground rents capped at £250 a year, saving some households hundreds of pounds Phasing in an end to the leasehold system altogether Current leaseholders will get the right to switch to commonhold More transparency on service chargesContinue reading “£250 a year cap for ground rents confirmed”

Update: TfGM proposals for Royton Town Centre

I’m continuing to work behind the scenes with Transport for Greater Manchester and Oldham Council on the plans for Royton Town Centre because while investment is welcome, parts of the current design still aren’t right for Royton. From the outset, I’ve been clear about concerns over the removal of guard railings and changes such asContinue reading “Update: TfGM proposals for Royton Town Centre”

A welcome lifeline for our pubs, lets finish the job …

I welcome the announcement that pubs will receive a 15% discount on the business rates they pay. It recognises what pubs mean to our communities and our economy, and the real impact of revaluation at a time when costs are squeezing every last bit of headroom needed to survive. After 7,000 pubs closed during 14Continue reading “A welcome lifeline for our pubs, lets finish the job …”

Holocaust Memorial Day

81 years ago today, Auschwitz was liberated. We pause to honour the six million Jewish lives lost in the Holocaust, alongside people with disabilities, Roma & Sinti communities, LGBTQ+ individuals, and all others who were persecuted & murdered by the Nazi regime. Peace is something we must protect together by recognising how division and intoleranceContinue reading “Holocaust Memorial Day”

This week in Parliament

Another good week down in Westminster, here’s the round-up 𝗙𝗶𝘅𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗯𝗿𝗼𝗸𝗲𝗻 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝘀𝘆𝘀𝘁𝗲𝗺 Members voted on a range of government legislation this week, such as on the Sentencing Bill in its final parliamentary stages. We’re not afraid of taking the tough decisions needed to fix the broken justice system we inherited from the ToryContinue reading “This week in Parliament”

Getting clarity for WASPI Women …

Too many WASPI women are still being left in limbo. After years of delay, we’re now being asked to wait again even though the Parliamentary Ombudsman’s investigation took six long years and ended with a clear recommendation on compensation. That’s why I raised this in the Commons. This issue affects women in communities right acrossContinue reading “Getting clarity for WASPI Women …”

Great progress on the roll-out of free breakfast clubs to every primary here in Oldham West, Chadderton & Royton

More schools’ free breakfast clubs are now up and running. On top of the early adopters who began the roll-out last year at Whitegate End Primary, Richmond Academy, Westwood Academy, & Northmoor Academy, now St Martin’s CofE Primary & Medlock Valley Primary have joined too through the National School Breakfast Programme for the children andContinue reading “Great progress on the roll-out of free breakfast clubs to every primary here in Oldham West, Chadderton & Royton”