I prioritised good jobs for local people at the election, and the GB Energy Bill, which has its third reading today in Commons, is one way in which we are delivering more decent and well-paid jobs.

It will create a new publicly owned, clean power company to lower bills and drive-up living standards for people in Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton – which is vital because despite the fact energy bills are now coming down, they are still roughly 42% higher than before the Tory cost-of-living crisis.

We are changing Britain. We are turning away from 14 years of chaos and decline; and turning towards the lowest inflation in over 3 years, £24 billion of private investment being secured for clean energy projects, £22 billion being invested in carbon capture in our northern industrial heartlands.

Our decade of national renewal is well underway.

With multi-year funding settlements and the ending of wasteful bidding processes, our Labour government is creating the structures to put councils like Oldham across the country on a sure financial footing for the long-term.

Children’s services both fall below standards people rightly expect while also increasingly are driving the funding pressures councils are facing across the country.

In Oldham, there has been a borough-wide increase in demand for children services of 50% with 500-600 referrals each week. I commend the work done locally to achieve a “Good” Ofsted judgement across all areas of its Children’s Services in Oldham, but councils like Oldham of all stripes across the country are all in desperate need of support.

It’s not for communities to navigate a broken system, instead we need to re-wire the state so that it works for people. The Labour government knows this and we are working hard to address the problems we have inherited.

Another busy but rewarding afternoon listening to the concerns of local people.

If you are a constituent who needs a problem solving or advice on an issue, please contact my office at jim.mcmahon.mp@parliament.uk to book a surgery appointment.

Fantastic few days in Harrogate at the 2024 LGA Conference setting out the government’s ambitious plans for local government.

Local councils are at the heart of the government’s vision and a genuine partnership between them and central government is vital to delivering better outcomes for communities like Oldham West, Chadderton and Royton across our country.

Today, Labour is introducing the Football Governance Bill which will launch new measures to protect football clubs and support fans.

By taking on rogue owners, helping put clubs on a sound financial footing, and putting fans back at the heart of the game; Labour is protecting the game and its heritage at every level.

We know how valuable football clubs are to fans, communities and local economies. We want to secure their long-term future and avoid financial sustainability issues many clubs have suffered from over recent years at every level of the pyramid.

With the work we have done over recent years to secure Boundary Park as an asset of community value and give it security in the long-term with the ground sharing deal between Oldham Athletic and Oldham RLFC, Labour is delivering at every level of government on a shared priority: to safeguard heritage, community venues and local sports institutions through community ownership and robust regulatory frameworks.

Today the government launches the biggest consultation in NHS history to make the shifts needed to get our public services back on track.

It will take time, but Labour has turned the NHS around before, and we will do it again.

Get involved at change.nhs.uk

We are tackling the cost of living.

We have ended the chaos and stabilised our economy.

Inflation is at its lowest level in 3 and a half years.

And now we are taking practical measures like this to ruthlessly target the root of high costs, with our region being recently hit more by high insurance premiums compared to the national average.

We want to give working people in our borough more breathing room and give local businesses the space to innovate and grow.