Category Archives: Jim McMahon MP news

Just after I’d finished filming the above video, the government announced that it was once again U-turning. This time it was on providing Free School Meal vouchers to children that need them over the summer holidays. We must of course pay a massive thank you to Manchester United and England footballer Marcus Rashford for usingContinue reading “Holiday Hunger”

On the back of their successful webinar with Oldham based businesses, Jim McMahon MP and Debbie Abrahams MP are hosting an online support session for community and voluntary sector organisations based in Oldham and Saddleworth. On Thursday 11th June at 12pm, Jim and Debbie will host the event. Panel guests will be Rebekah Sutcliffe (StrategicContinue reading “Community and Voluntary Sector Webinar”

I’ve marked World Bicycle Day (3rd June 2020) with a letter to Oldham Council encouraging them to look towards off-road routes for future cycling and walking infrastructure projects in the borough. In my letter to Deputy Chief Executive Helen Lockwood, I have welcomed the funding that has recently been announced to bolster schemes in ChaddertonContinue reading “World Bicycle Day 2020”

For some time, it’s been clear that the impact of Covid-19 wouldn’t be evenly felt, and fears that some people would be more at risk because of the job they do, underlying health conditions or age group, and while much of that was covered by government early in to the lockdown, for instance by insistingContinue reading “COVID-19 & Disparities Review”

22nd of May is a difficult day for many of us here in Greater Manchester, this year marks the third anniversary of the Manchester Arena bombing. 22 innocent lives were taken from us far too soon. Today my thoughts are with the family and friends of those 22, all those who were injured, and theContinue reading “Remembering the Manchester Arena Attack”

Yesterday marked the start of Mental Health Awareness week (18th-24th May 2020), and the theme for this year is kindness. The Mental Health Foundation want to get the message out there to as many people as possible that kindness is good for our mental health and everyone around us. The pandemic we’re in the middle of reallyContinue reading “Mental Health Awareness Week 2020”

This afternoon I asked Transport Ministers whether they would publish the evidence that suggests personal protective equipment and a change in cash handling procedures would not help save the lives of our frontline transport workers. It cannot be right that bus drivers are at a greater risk of dying from Covid-19 than the general populationContinue reading “18/05/2020 Transport Questions”

It really cannot be said enough times how damaging under-funding in local government is, if ministers do backtrack on their word and leave councils across England with a £10bn black hole it will require catastrophic cuts. For the last ten years councils have been the front line, delivering vital public services that people rely onContinue reading “Coronavirus and Council funding”