Very saddened to hear of the passing of Councillor David Lancaster MBE. For nearly six decades, David gave his life to public service in Salford, championing regeneration, community safety and opportunity for local people. (1/2)

Representation, not red tape. ❌ Today, most of the Tories' 2016 Trade Union Act was scrapped, removing restrictions designed to tie unions up in knots. Now our unions can get on with representing members and fighting for better pay and conditions. labourunions.org.uk/deliverinfull/

Lent begins today with Ash Wednesday, marking the start of a 40 day period of reflection and preparation leading up to Easter. For those observing, I hope this season brings peace, renewal and time to focus on what matters most.

Wishing everyone observing Ramadan a peaceful and meaningful month. May it be a time of reflection, compassion and togetherness, bringing comfort and strength to you and your loved ones.

Happy Lunar New Year! 🏮 Wishing everyone in Salford and beyond who are celebrating happiness, prosperity, and good fortune in the Year of the Horse.

Always listening, always working for Salford. 🌹

Great to be out over the weekend in Claremont ward with Team Salford Labour councillors and members. Thank you to everyone who joined us and to the residents we spoke to on the doorstep. We picked up plenty of casework and will be following up on the issues raised.

21 places kids can eat free this February half term 👇 www.bbcgoodfood.com/news-trends/...

My constituency phone line is currently down and we’re working to get it fixed as soon as possible. In the meantime, please email me at [email protected] with any queries and my team and I will do our best to respond as quickly as we can. Thank you for bearing with us.

The Government is consulting on how to improve support for adopted children and those in kinship care, including reforms to the Adoption & Special Guardianship Support Fund. Have your say: www.gov.uk/government/c...

The Education and Health & Social Care Committees have launched a joint inquiry into children and young people’s mental health, including support in schools and CAMHS. Written evidence closes 27th March 2026. Find out more and take part: committees.parliament.uk/work/9627/ch...

I’ve co-signed a cross-party letter to the PM calling for urgent action on HGV parking & facilities. Drivers move 80% of UK freight, yet face an 11,000 space shortage & some of the worst conditions in Europe. It’s time to fix this and give drivers the dignity they deserve.

Happy Valentine’s Day ❤️ Great to join hardworking Salford Labour Councillors and members in Broughton today, speaking to residents about the local and national issues that matter most. Lots of casework picked up. Thank you to everyone we met on the doorstep. 🌹

From pension injustices to urgent Home Office-related cases, housing concerns to student finance pressures, it's been busy! 381 cases resolved and 1,190+ emails responded to in the last month. Always putting Salford first.🩷

Get yourselves down to Salford Museum and Art Gallery for Your Salford 100 🎉 100 Salfordians have each chosen an object from the collection to celebrate 100 years of city status. A brilliant mix of art, history and community pride. 📅 14 Feb 2026 – 10 Jan 2027 🆓️ Free entry

I joined 70+ Parliamentarians and civil society groups in urging the Govt to rethink proposed changes to Indefinite Leave to Remain. Families who work hard, contribute and care for our communities deserve fairness, not retrospective rule changes.👇

A brilliant example of Salford at its best. Huge thanks to Lee Knowles for turning his Salford City FC prize win into a lifeline for people facing homelessness, and to Camptech Products for doubling the impact. Community spirit in action Foundation 92 👏 foundation92.co.uk/news/salford...

It's National HIV Testing Week! Testing keeps you safe, know your HIV status. Order your FREE test kit at www.startswithme.org.uk #NationalHIVTestingWeek

During LGBT+ History Month, we celebrate the heritage and contribution of LGBT+ communities in Salford, across the UK and around the world. I will always stand with LGBT+ people.🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

It’s #HeartUnions Week! I’m proud to have voted for the Employment Rights Act, the biggest upgrade in employment rights in a generation. Now let’s implement it quickly and fully, and deliver Labour’s New Deal in full, to bring real change for working people ❤️🌹

Fantastic to join the Salford Mayor, Michael Wheeler MP, Team SalfordbLabour Councillors and Salford Council officers for a sneak peek at restoration works at Buile Hill Mansion. Real care has been taken to restore and celebrate this much-loved historic building. (1/2)

This is a really welcome and important step, and I’m pleased the Mayor has listened to the voices of families and campaigners across Greater Manchester.(1/3) www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater...

As APPG Co-Chair, I was joined by 91 MPs and Lords in calling for the Govt to reconsider its rejection of compensation for 1950s women for maladministered state pension age changes. The Ombudsman was clear: injustice occurred, compensation should follow. Read the letter in full👇

Great to attend the Together Alliance’s Salford unity event last weekend with Salford City Mayor Paul Dennett, Salford Labour Cllrs, faith leaders, trade unionists and local residents. (1/2)

Public services are held together by millions–nurses & carers, teaching assistants, cleaners, engineers, transport staff, civil servants. Many were born here; many were not but all of them keep our country going. Proposed changes to earned settlement risks this 👇 www.facebook.com/reel/1226709...

Congrats and well done to Salford Victoria Theatre Trust on securing vital funding to safeguard this iconic, Grade II listed community asset. Brilliant news for Salford 👏 Read more from @salfordnow.bsky.social 👇 www.salfordnow.co.uk/2026/02/03/v...

Saddened to learn of the death of John Virgo, one of Salford’s own and a true giant of snooker. A brilliant player, a much-loved broadcaster, and a huge character who brought joy to millions. My thoughts are with his family, friends and all who loved him. RIP JV.

📺Watch: #ICYMI MPs voted overwhelmingly this week to scrap the two-child benefit cap, lifting hundreds of thousands of children out of poverty overnight. On @itvpeston.bsky.social I said the Government needs to get its skates on and sell the policies that actually improve lives.

📺Watch: Trust in politics depends on integrity, transparency and accountability. I spoke on @itvpeston.bsky.social about the need for a full inquiry into Mandelson's actions in Government. Leadership means putting the public interest first, always.

Great news for Salford sport. Labour has opened £85m for grassroots facilities in 2026/27, improving pitches, changing rooms and floodlighting, with half going to the most deprived communities. Apply via the Football Foundation: footballfoundation.org.uk

Get yourself down to The Brewers, Canal Street on 28 February and support Weaste Pride raising funds for George House Trust 🌈 Charity Bingo, cash prizes and big laughs with Shania Pain. Doors 3pm, eyes down 3.30pm, £10 cash. A brilliant afternoon for a vital local charity 💖

Huge congratulations to former Light Oaks Junior School pupil Millie Childs on winning a Gold Award in the Primary Engineering MacRobert Medal 👏 Her Rainbow Glasses idea to help people with dyslexia is now a prototype. Read more from @salfordnow.bsky.social 👇 www.salfordnow.co.uk/2026/01/30/s...

The Jobs Guarantee offers fully funded, six-month paid jobs for 18–21 year olds on Universal Credit, with in-work support. Young people do not apply directly, Jobcentre Plus will support eligible young people. Delivery organisations can apply to DWP to run the scheme locally.

I spoke to Sky News about the Government’s decision to once again rule out compensation for women born in the 1950s affected by changes to the State Pension age. (1/2) www.instagram.com/reel/DUG9OZK...

My statement on the Government’s decision to once again rule out compensation for women born in the 1950s affected by changes to the State Pension age. 👇

The Employment Rights Act is now law, but the detail matters. @labourunionsuk.bsky.social are campaigning to make Guaranteed Hours Rights work in practice so everyone has a contract reflecting the hours they actually work. Sign here 👇 labourunions.org.uk/guaranteedho...

Many flat owners in Salford and beyond face ground rents that can jump sharply, often without warning until the bill lands. Ground rent is paid to the landowner your flat is built on. I’m pleased the Government is acting: ground rents will be capped at £250 a year.

NHS England are increasing screening sensitivity so more bowel cancers are found earlier. As a Bowel Cancer UK Parliamentary champion, I look forward to seeing more in the National Cancer Plan to ensure our NHS delivers better outcomes for all 👇 www.bowelcanceruk.org.uk/news-and-blo...

Today we remember the six million Jews murdered in the Holocaust, and all victims of the Nazi regime and of genocides throughout history. As we mark Holocaust Memorial Day, we honour those who were lost and we recommit to building a brighter future.

Great to meet Annie-Rose from Achalasia Action today to discuss their new report, which highlights: 📊 52% misdiagnosed multiple times ⏳ 28% wait over 3 years for diagnosis 🚺 Women face longer delays and higher rates of dismissal A rare condition, but not a rare experience.

Great to join Salford Community Upskilling CIC with Cllr Yolande Ghola and Cllr Gina Reynolds at their event in Swinton today. Brilliant work empowering our communities and helping those who are digitally excluded through English, ICT, mental health awareness, and arts & culture.

Get yourself down to a free outdoor community history event exploring the past, present and future of Regent Road on Friday 30th Jan, 6.30pm. Hosted by @salfordladsclub.bsky.social and led by historian Tony Flynn and Leslie Holmes, with archive images projected onto Regent Square. (1/2)

The Water White Paper is a very welcome step. In Salford there were 11,974 sewage spills in 2023 into the Croal & Irwell. Stronger regulation is right, but after decades of failure post privatisation we must now go further and argue for public ownership. My statement in full👇

Today I asked the Prime Minister about police funding for Greater Manchester. GMP faces exceptional pressures yet received the 2nd lowest percentage increase of any police force and is now £12m worse off. Communities across Salford and Greater Manchester must get the policing support they deserve.

The Salford Centenary Fund is now live 📣 Grants to support local events, activities and projects marking Salford’s centenary year. 👉 Up to £1,000 (small grants) 👉 Up to £10,000 (large grants) www.salford100.org.uk/salford-cent...

The Parliamentary screening took place last week of 'Our Planet, The People, My Blood' for @atomiclabrats.bsky.social Many British nuclear testing veterans suffered immense harm from radiation exposure, yet their experiences were denied for decades. 1/2

Great to meet with the Consulate General of Ireland, Cillian O’Kelly, in Salford last week. With such a large and proud Irish diaspora here in Salford, it was a pleasure to discuss strengthening links, shared heritage and future collaboration. Looking forward to continuing the conversation.

Read: My latest newsletter 👇 🔴Stronger rights at work 🔴Calls for local maternity services in Salford 🔴£20m Pride in Pendleton funding 🔴Calls for a fairer economy 🔴Defending the right to jury trial 🔴Weaste Pride fundraiser 🔴And much, much more👇 rebeccalongbailey.com/2026/01/20/january-newsletter-2

Out and about in Weaste and Seedley with hardworking Team Salford Labour Councillors and members. We picked up lots of casework, thanks to everyone we spoke to and to those who came along!

Have your say on plans to improve journeys between Salford Crescent and MediaCityUK. Proposals include faster, more reliable buses and safer walking and cycling routes across Salford. Public engagement is open until 22 February. Take part here: beenetwork.com/scmc