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.

"This government recognises the enormous value of our co-operative sector." 📈 @laboursatvir.bsky.social confirms the Office for Impact Economy is working with Treasury and Department for Business to grow the co-operative sector and maximise its economic impact - driving national renewal.

Co-operatives aren't just good for creating jobs, they give people a stake in their future. Great to hear Minister chriselmoremp.bsky.social confirm to our chair @jimmcmahon.co.uk that co-ops remain a "crucial part" of the UK’s development strategy moving forward. 🐝

Oldham MP details 'sobering' visit to Ukraine on fourth anniversary of the war

Proud a campaign started in Oldham in 2017 has gone from a Private Members Bill to the manifesto & now before Parliament. We’re giving 16 & 17 year olds the vote despite Tory opposition. From Peterloo marchers to working class suffragette Annie Kenney Oldham's always stepped up to expand democracy.

Unpopular part of plan to improve Royton town centre removed

It was an honour to represent the UK Parliament on a cross-party delegation marking the 4th anniversary of the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. Ukrainians are strong, defiant & holding back Russia’s illegal assault for all of Europe. They deserve support not just to resist, but to restore peace. 🇬🇧🇺🇦

Today, Angela Rayner put the fight for commonhold as "vested interests vs people being shafted." She's right. It's time to mandate commonhold, end leasehold creation for new builds, and give existing leaseholders conversion rights.

BREAKING 🚨: £2.2bn in wages lost by school staff due to term-time only contracts 💷 Teachers are paid year round but other staff including teaching assistants miss out on pay 🙅

Tomorrow we lift the 9.30am restriction on bus passes, letting older and disabled people travel whenever they want. It was good to thank the GM Older and Disabled People’s Panels for pushing for it. A positive change powered by the people - exactly how politics should work! 🙌🏻

Lots of members out in Gorton and Denton for our amazing Labour candidate Angeliki Stogia 🌹 #GortonAndDenton #GortonandDentonByElection #labourdoorstep

Oldham has remarkable history, beautiful buildings, and the foundations for a place everyone can be proud of. Very proud of the Old Town Hall, rebuilt from the dust and decay. (1/3)

This is a deeply concerning incident and I support the Mayor and Deputy Mayor in providing reassurance to the Muslim community in Greater Manchester.

This is an assault on the safety net in retirement for millions of working people. Bin collectors, home care workers, and all the people who keep local services going. 76% of the Local Gov Pension Scheme are women, 54% part time, and the average pension is £5,400 a year. (1/3)

Oldham Youth Council hailed for role in shaping bill to lower UK voting age

Ramadan Mubarak, from the Co-operative Party. We're wishing all those celebrating a blessed and peaceful Ramadan.

Low-paid workers forced to use a car are being left out of pocket due to outdated HMRC rates, a senior Labour MP has warned.

The self-assessment tax deadline passed last month, and HMRC will be busy checking that taxpayers have submitted accurate and timely tax returns.

For 14 years the Tories failed to take action on mileage rates, with working people left paying to work. Labour is the party of working people. That's why I’m calling for government to instruct HMRC to finally refresh the mileage rate & show working people that they have a government on their side.

Our path to community energy started decades ago, and this week we took a huge step forward as the Government announced the launch of the Local Power Plan. Now it's your turn. GB Energy wants to hear from you if you have a plan for local power. ⚡️

Very proud that a campaign I became involved in as a result of the fantastic Oldham Youth Council proposing #votesat16 as my 2017 Private Members Bill is now making its way into law.🌹

This was a horrific attack on a nurse who went to work everyday for two decades to care for patients. The trauma goes beyond the serious injuries on that day, and my thoughts are with nurse Achamma Cherian, now thankfully back at work at The Royal Oldham Hospital.

𝐔𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐨𝐧 𝐌𝐢𝐨𝐂𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐯𝐢𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐝𝐝𝐞𝐫𝐭𝐨𝐧 𝐇𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐤 ... Thank you to constituents who have been in touch to raise concerns about MioCare’s proposal to close the Wellbeing Service at Chadderton Hall Park. (1/3)

The Final Local Government Finance Settlement gives councils stability - the first multiyear settlement for over a decade - and it finally gives recognition of deprivation as a driver for council demand and costs. It is the start of rebuilding not the end. (1/5)

Good to be back out for Labour's Angeliki Stogia in Gorton and Denton. A great candidate 🌹 A great team effort

Ownership dictates how decisions are made and who benefits from them. That’s why the Local Power Plan puts community and co-operative ownership at its heart, building an energy future that can never be taken away.

We back building good quality homes and strong communities. We need urgent action to tackle the scourge of low quality HMOs blighting our neighbourhoods. Greater power in the hands of local people and councils. (1/2)

Oldham has never lacked the talent and potential, but it has been starved of opportunity for too long. (1/2)

A new era where communities own the things that matter most. Our General Secretary @fortunejf.bsky.social on the Local Power Plan.

Today’s Local Power Plan announcement is the biggest investment in community-owned energy in British history. Our members have fought for years to put power and profit in community hands. Now that work will shape the future of energy ownership in the UK.⚡️

Today, the UK Government announces its biggest investment in community-owned energy. The £1bn programme is designed to expand local ownership of renewable power, helping communities benefit directly from cleaner energy - driving growth in local areas 📈 Listen below👇🏾

Good to see this rolled out across GM. Too many kids are held back by homelessness. We’re fighting back in Manchester, more social and council homes, stopping families in b&bs, funding prevention- that’s why we’re bucking the trend and *reducing* homelessness. This will help in the meantime 👇🏼

The rise of HMOs are blighting communities across Oldham. Landlords are getting richer at the cost of local communities who see neighbourhoods rapidly change, waste and parking pressures and a loss of much needed family homes. Councils are battling, we need national action too.

I can see Raja Miah is rattled by this. Far better than him going after whistleblowers and others who challenge him 👍

𝐋𝐨𝐜𝐚𝐥 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐩𝐫𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐞𝐫-𝟏𝟔𝐬 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 📱💻 A big thank you to everyone who’s been in touch about proposals to raise the age limit for social media to ban under-16s. (1/2)

The result of a lot of hard work from staff to deliver support to adults who need care and their carers. Very challenging for all councils with social care responsibilities and a “Good” is fair recognition.

A decade on from the scandal of the Collective Spirit Free School, we now have something positive for the community coming. (1/3)

High streets have closed because distant landlords care more about their own profits than our communities. The last Government broke high streets - you can fix them. The Pride in Place programme puts the keys in your hands, together with the Community Right to Buy.

Another day another doorknock! Lots of Labour teams out including Tribune Group MPs and other MPs. A great reception on the doors in Gorton. Remember, the only party that can beat Reform is Labour.

Been knocking those by-election doors in Gorton this aft & speaking to residents about our superb @UKLabour candidate Angeliki Stogia 🌹 Great to be out with this top team 🙌 And couldn’t resist an amazing bit of toffee tiffin from the Gorton Mill Cafe!

Great to be out in Gorton today for Labour's Angeliki Stogia. The by-election is about selecting a great candidate to Parliament who can represent all the communities of the constituency across Gorton and Denton. Wonderful show of support from MPs, cllrs and members! 🌹

MP calls for better solution to proposed designs in Royton town centre

Sensible.

We're progressing our investigation into X as a matter of urgency, using our powers to gather and analyse evidence to determine whether it has broken the law. ➡️ Read our update in full: www.ofcom.org.uk/online-safet...

Pubs and wider hospitality need more support. I don’t think the trade off of kids being kept in poverty is the vote winner Reform think it is, but it confirms a lot.

The @coopparty.party.coop is backing grassroots community action & it was great to be Spen Valley with @kimleadbeatermp.bsky.social & local volunteers to see a community-led project in action she is supporting This is what Community Britain is all about: local people, local assets & local power.

There is already an acceptance “Smart Motorways” are wrong, all new ones have been blocked. But for those already in place the risk continues. Keep variable speeds, reinstate the permanent hard shoulder. “Smart motorway defect ‘overwhelming cause’ of fatal M4 crash, jury told”

MP hails new business rates support as welcome boost for Oldham pubs

Only Labour can defeat Reform in Gorton and Denton. A vote for the Greens or any other party risks them getting in. We are a tolerant, proud, progressive city and we don’t want their divisive brand of politics here.