I came into politics through the community, serving as a school governor, on local charities and on voluntary groups. I know all politics is local and supporting people with individual problems can really make a difference.

Each year, we help over 8,000 people from our constituency office in Chadderton Town Hall. From advice surgeries, to phone calls, emails, letters, doorstep conversations, and appointments; our local team works tirelessly to help constituents and solve problems for people who often have nowhere else to turn.

Here are just a few of the list of great successes we have been able to win for local people in October:

New speeding checks and survey secured for road in Hollinwood

Reported and got a gully cleared in Chadderton

Helped local taxi driver get access back to their work account

Rectified mistakenly failed Visa extension without incurring cost

If you are a constituent in Oldham West, Chadderton & Royton and have a problem you would like some help with, please get in touch at jim.mcmahon.mp@parliament.uk, call us on 0161 652 8485, or seek guidance from our Constituent Advice & Support Booklet at https://jimmcmahon.co.uk/seekingsupport/.

‘𝘈𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘩 𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘩 𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘩 𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘩, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘶𝘯𝘴 𝘧𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘦𝘯𝘵’

It is important at this time of the year that we pay our respects to those who sacrificed so much for what we have today: the freedom & peace we too often take for granted.

Last week I laid a stake in the Garden of Remembrance in Parliament on behalf of Oldham West, Chadderton & Royton.

I spoke about the importance of this when at the garden, head to my Facebook page to see a clip.

#LestWeForget#ArmisticeDay#RemembranceDay

‘𝘈𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘸𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮.’

It is important we take some time during Armistice Day today to think of all those who gave so much for us and for future generations.

So many wreaths and stakes have been laid over the weekend at services at Oldham Town Centre, Chadderton, Royton, Hollinwood & Bardsley; it is great to see.

Those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our nation, for freedom, and for democracy will never be forgotten.

We will remember them.

#LestWeForget #ArmisticeDay #RemembranceDay

A wonderful show of respect across Oldham, Chadderton and Royton.

It was an honour to join with our armed forces, RBL, uniformed groups and the wider community for Chadderton’s service this year.

#LestWeForget#RemembranceDay

The house rose for a short recess on Wednesday but it was still a fruitful few days down in Westminster this week.

I spoke in the Chamber during a 𝐝𝐞𝐛𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐡𝐢𝐠𝐡 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐬. Oldham has always been a town of hard work and heart, but let us be honest: the challenges facing towns like it up and down the country are significant.

In large towns, we have seen the hyper-local becoming more popular. District centres like Royton, where people want to create somewhere to go, are thriving, and our cities are thriving, but the towns, somewhere in the middle, are struggling. We need a strategy for our towns, as well as wider investment.

Through co-operation, we can give power to people in the places where they live and that they care about. We can end the top-down model of command and control, in which we tell people what they need for their area. We should give money to communities, so that they can decide matters for themselves and collectively co-produce solutions for their places.

Thank you to 𝗢𝗹𝗱𝗵𝗮𝗺’𝘀 𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗠𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝘁𝗵 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 who met with me this week as they came to Parliament to look around and watch PMQs from the gallery before the UK Youth Parliament met.

It was an honour to once again 𝗹𝗮𝘆 𝗮 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗸𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗛𝗼𝘂𝘀𝗲 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝗼𝗻𝘀’ 𝗥𝗲𝗺𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗚𝗮𝗿𝗱𝗲𝗻 as the representative for Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton to commemorate those who sacrificed so much for our country.

Members voted on both the 𝗘𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗼𝘆𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝘀 𝗕𝗶𝗹𝗹 during its final stages in Parliament and the Second Reading of the Public Accountability Bill, also known as “𝗛𝗶𝗹𝗹𝘀𝗯𝗼𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗴𝗵 𝗟𝗮𝘄”. Both are landmark pieces of legislation which deliver on key manifesto commitments we put forward at last years election. One is a once-in-a-generation enhancement to rights at work; and the other will be there to make sure victims & families get the truth, accountability, and fair treatment they deserve.

Now back up to Oldham for a weekend of commemorations and reflections ahead of Armistice Day next week.

Great to see Oldham’s own Members of the Youth Parliament supported by Oldham Youth Council in Parliament yesterday as they got to look around and watch (deputy) PMQs from the gallery before today’s House of Commons sitting of the UK Youth Parliament.

Oldham Youth Council is a fantastic local institution which we continue to work closely with, especially given the Private Members Bill which we drafted for Votes at 16 in 2017 is now the basis of the new law which will lower the voting age in time for the next general election. Something we are really proud of and goes in a strong line in our history growing the nations democracy.

Today they will debate a range of issues from health, crime, economy and more. They’ll be amazing.

Thanks for coming down!

Progress is being made on righting the terrible wrong which saw victims of child sexual exploitation let down repeatedly and given criminal records themselves by the system which should have been there to protect them.

This is an issue I’ve raised with the Home Office previously and I’m pleased to see progress is now being made.

There was never a justification for criminalising victims especially children, and it’s a scandal it was ever allowed to happen. That a child in the midst of exploitation and abuse could be considered a prostitute, or that when they tried to flee their abusers were charged with criminal damage beggars belief, but it’s the lived experience of too many victims. That will now be put right with a proposed change in the law meaning that criminal records for these offences will be expunged.

In related news, the National Crime Agency (NCA) have reported that they are currently reviewing 1,273 files from 23 police forces from 2010 to date, with 236 being reviewed as priority cases across the country. Operation Beaconport is in addition to localised investigations, such as those under Operation Sherwood in Greater Manchester.

Initial findings reported appear to mirror previous reviews in that obvious cases of exploitation and abuse were simply not followed up to any acceptable standard. That must be put right.

Seeking help;

If you have been affected by abuse or want to find out more about what support is available visit https://www.itsnotokay.co.uk

Read more about the changes being proposed;

https://www.mirror.co.uk/…/grooming-gang-victims…

To commemorate those who died for our country, I laid a stake yesterday in the House of Commons’ Garden of Remembrance in Parliament as the representative for Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton.

It is important we take some time during this period to reflect and remember all those who have given so much for us and for future generations.

‘𝘞𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘨𝘰 𝘩𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘮 𝘰𝘧 𝘶𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘢𝘺, 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘵𝘰𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘰𝘸 𝘸𝘦 𝘨𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘵𝘰𝘥𝘢𝘺.’