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Happy St. Patricks Day!

Wishing all in the Irish community across Oldham West, Chadderton & Royton and the 70 million people around the world of Irish descent a wonderful St. Patrick’s Day. 𝘔𝘶𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘢𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘯𝘯𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘰́ – 𝘉𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘣𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨

Passing of Phil Woolas

I’m very sorry to hear that Phil Woolas has passed away. He was always hugely supportive in all the years he served the borough as an MP. He served many ministerial offices including as Minister of State for Local Government too, and he was a great advocate for councils and councillors. My thoughts are withContinue reading “Passing of Phil Woolas”

This week in Parliament

It’s been another full-on week in Westminster, covering everything from supporting workers & families to protecting our communities, strengthening democracy, and backing co-operative farmers, all while keeping an eye on the big challenges facing the country abroad. 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝗳𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗺𝗶𝗹𝗲𝗮𝗴𝗲 𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 I raised an Oral Question to the Chancellor asking HMRC to refresh mileageContinue reading “This week in Parliament”

Food security is national security

That’s why in the Commons yesterday I pressed the Leader of the House for time to debate how we expand farmer-owned co-operatives here in the UK. There are around 430 agricultural co-ops in the UK, with 150,000 farmer members and nearly £10bn in annual turnover, helping deliver high-quality food produced to some of the highestContinue reading “Food security is national security”

Oldham event with the team at Manchester Airport later this month!

Campaign success! After sustained lobbying of Manchester Airport when raising issues with unfair parking charges, we’ve been pushing for better access for Oldhamers to good jobs at Manchester Airport. With our local council being a shareholder and the airport being such an important institution to our city-region & the North more widely, it is rightContinue reading “Oldham event with the team at Manchester Airport later this month!”

Mileage rate campaign motors on

The campaign to refresh the mileage rate is making progress, with the Chancellor confirming the current HMRC mileage rate is under consideration for review ahead of the next budget. Fundamentally the campaign is about fairness, and honouring the British contract; a fair days pay for a fair days work. But as it stands the self-employed,Continue reading “Mileage rate campaign motors on”

Next steps on protecting under-16s online

I’ve been in contact with parents, teachers and young people across Oldham West, Chadderton & Royton about the impact of social media on under-16s, as a parent myself I understand the concerns raised. The message I hear is clear: people want stronger protections for young people online. Last night MPs voted on proposals to introduceContinue reading “Next steps on protecting under-16s online”

Channel 4’s new office in our city-region

Great to be in central Manchester yesterday to visit Channel 4’s new office and spend time with the team there. We had a good conversation about my push for more working-class representation in our country’s world-class creative industries, something I’ve been raising in Parliament with ministers through written questions. Talent is everywhere in Oldham, butContinue reading “Channel 4’s new office in our city-region”