New powers for communities are coming, like automatic protection for sporting grounds thanks to the English Devolution & Community Empowerment Bill While some communities have the resources to step in, many don't. That’s why we need a new round of the Community Ownership Fund. @coopparty.party.coop

There's plenty to be proud of in our country and communities. The English Devolution & Community Empowerment Act will start to put power behind that pride. Watch @jimmcmahon.co.uk call for further support to make the most of the new Community Right to Buy.

Wishing everyone in England and all the English around the world a Happy St. George’s Day! #stgeorgesday

The Government is funding 1,000 new community renewable projects, putting solar on schools, community centres, and other public buildings. That means lower bills, local power, and stronger communities. Vote Labour & Co-operative 7 May.

Great be out with our local Labour team in Chadderton South this weekend with local councillors Graham Shuttleworth & Holly Harrison alongside candidate Kyle Phythian, and good also to see the team out in Hollinwood, Chadderton Central, Coldhurst & Royton too!🌹 #labourdoorstep

Great to welcome a delegation from the French co-operative movement to Parliament this week. Thanks to those who joined the panel to discuss scaling the sector and making sure co-ops have a bigger role in building a fairer economy. (1/2)

Knife crime won’t fall unless we tackle the root causes. I welcome the Government’s Halving Knife Crime Action Plan and £26m investment, plus the rollout of Young Futures Hubs in 50 areas. (1/2)

Great to be out in Chadderton today 🌹💪 #labourdoorstep

Nominations for this year's Local Elections have closed – and we're proud to be standing over 1,100 candidates under the Labour and Co-operative banner. For local pride, local power, local wealth, and local ownership, vote Labour and Co-operative on the 7th of May. 🌹🐝

This is much needed and will be welcomed by many constituents affected by year round fireworks

EXC w/ @adampayne26.bsky.social The government is carrying out a consultation on whether to implement tougher laws on the public sale of fireworks MPs, including @sarahowen.org.uk and Simon Hoare, have welcomed the news, with Owen calling it a "huge step forward"

Alexandra Park is wonderful. Built during the Lancashire Cotton Famine by the labourers of Oldham, including one Patrick Clynes, the father of Labour leader JR Clynes. 🌹

✝️ 𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐄𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫! 🐣 Wishing constituents in Oldham West, Chadderton & Royton a Happy Easter. Whatever your plans over the Bank Holiday weekend, I hope you have a peaceful time.

This is a deeply troubling development in an already terrible case. The building collapse could have easily killed those inside and waiting passengers as it crashed into the bus stop below, minutes earlier and it would have been a very different outcome.

So sorry to hear this, Eamonn was a dedicated public servant who made a real difference across Greater Manchester

‘Stop trashing Oldham!’ - MP hits out at fly‑tippers blighting countryside

Oldham has a new indoor market! Well done to stallholders and the community for rallying in support of his important project, and to @oldhamcouncil.bsky.social for investing in the future of our town 👏

From one end of the country to the other, communities are building their own answers to the housing crisis. Angela Rayner joined us to launch our latest Community Britain report, Yes In Our Backyard, which celebrates the role of community-led housing in delivering not just houses, but real homes.

🚗 Miles fairer with Labour! 🚗 Really pleased to see progress on updating the outdated HMRC mileage rates, unchanged for *15 years!*. Working people shouldn’t have to pay to drive for work, it hits social care workers especially hard, taking some well below the living wage. @unison.org.uk

The commitment to credit unions and fair access to finance will help millions across the country, really pleased to see this 👏

Today, the Co-operative Party is launching Yes in Our Backyard - our new report on community-led housing in the UK. The housing crisis is one of the defining failures of modern Britain. 🧵

My thoughts are with anyone affected by the King Street building collapse. I want to pay tribute to the emergency services who have responded quickly and professionally to what is a serious incident, and to those providing the emergency rest centre for residents affected.

Thanks to those who came out at the weekend to knock on doors with us in Hollinwood, as well as the wider Oldham Labour team who have been out across Medlock Vale, Chadderton North & Chadderton South too 🌹

Huge untapped potential for co-operative housing 🐝🏘️

This week we saw another life lost on Royton’s roads this week and a family devastated. My thoughts are with them. 8 people were killed in Oldham in 2024, the highest in a decade. 6 were pedestrians, including children. Over the past 10 years: 45 lives lost, 737 seriously injured. (1/2)

Here we go again, lanes, country parks, and open spaces across Oldham dumped on. Not a week goes by there isn’t substantial dumping of commercial, builders and landlords waste, household waste, all ruining the quality of life for local people. (1/2)

We wish a healthy and happy Eid to all those celebrating in the UK and around the world.

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A massive campaign win for our members and the credit union movement. Millions more people will have access to fairer borrowing and saving because of today's reforms. Growing credit unions, growing our movement, growing our economy.

Labour is boosting apprenticeships with the expansion of the Youth Guarantee. I started as an apprentice & I know they work. But in 2024 only 16% of vacancies were advertised in the two months as school leavers were finishing exams. (1/2)

It was a pleasure to meet with Ukrainian MPs visiting parliament this week with the Inter-Parliamentary Association, many of whom we met during our cross party delegation to Kyiv a few weeks ago. I hope they got a lot from their time in parliament. Slava Ukraini. #ukraine

This is excellent for our credit unions and financial inclusion, and it’s an important @coopparty.party.coop priority 👏🐝

👏 More good proposals to tackle the scourge of fly-tipping

Devolution has shown the difference it can make, with our regions mayors leading the charge. With greater powers they can do even more 💪

Wonderful to spend time with friends at the Irish Embassy this evening celebrating #StPatricksDay2026

Important progress for devolution, and essential for rebalancing power, investment and growth.

🇮🇪 𝐇𝐚𝐩𝐩𝐲 𝐒𝐭. 𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐫𝐢𝐜𝐤’𝐬 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 🍀 #StPatricksDay2026

🐝 Step forward co-operators 🐝

Great to be out on the doors in Chadderton South & Royton South at the weekend! Thanks to my team, party members, ward councillors & friends from the Oldham Labour Group who came out with us🌹

Does Reform seriously expect voters to believe they are on the side of working people? 👍 A ‘tax-efficient investment vehicle’ for retirement The Times report contributed to avoiding nearly £600,000 in tax? “A lawful and common way… to save money for retirement.” (1/2)

Very sorry to hear this news. My thoughts are with Phil’s family and friends.

Food security is national security. Agricultural co-operatives play a vital role already, and they can do even more with support to grow 🚜🐝👇

430 co-operatives. 150,000 farmers. £10 billion a year. The agricultural co-operative sector is already one of Britain's most important food producers – with food security back at the top of the agenda, it's time to back it to grow. Listen to our Chair @jimmcmahon.co.uk.

“An increase in the rate is long overdue and urgently needed, so workers aren’t subsidising employers from their own pockets," UNISON

Chancellor says she will 'keep a close eye' on mileage rates for workers. UNISON has been campaigning for rates to be reviewed for many years.

Watch: @jimmcmahon.co.uk raises outdated mileage rates in Parliament, welcoming the chancellor's commitment to review them. Thanking UNISON for leading the campaign, he highlighted Gemma, a social care worker paying over £1,000 a year in mileage “just to do her job, and care for other people”

Happy International Women's Day! Gender equality will always be a cornerstone of the co-operative movement.

An outdated law is holding one of our most important community institutions back. 🧵

It’s a sad indictment that hospital staff who go to work to care for others are subjected to daily abuse, and the horrific attack on nurse Achamma Cherian at the Royal Oldham brought this into sharp focus. (1/2)

Building societies are a vital part of our financial services sector - serving communities, empowering savers & supporting homeownership 🏘️ A very good discussion with BSA CEO Sarah Harrison about how Government & the sector can work together.