Budget meeting at Manchester City Council. Cllr Akbar proposing a transformational Manchester Labour budget to invest in our communities inc. further funding to deliver more social, council and affordable housing in addition to 795 new affordable homes completed in 2025, with 60% at social rent.🏡

Pleased to see Withington Walls and our community in Withington featured here. The Marcus Rashford mural is a great message of hope over hate - good to see our local schools engaging with the new learning resource that has now been developed. ➡️ marcusrashfordmural.co.uk www.itv.com/news/granada...

It's polling day! Vote for Labour's fantastic candidate Angeliki Stogia. Labour are the only party that can stop Reform. Vote for unity and hope over division and hate.

Out supporting Angeliki Stogia in the Gorton & Denton by-election today. Angeliki will be a strong local voice rooted in the community, hardworking and committed to delivering for residents. If you live locally, make sure you get out and vote. 🌹

Vote for Angeliki Stogia in the Gorton and Denton by-election today. I've worked with her for many years in Manchester planting trees, building social housing, and investing in our communities. Vote for Unity, not Division, and someone who will truly stand up for everyone in Gorton and Denton.🌹🏡

𝗪𝗲𝗱𝗻𝗲𝘀𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 (3/3) 👉 FEC, MCC push ahead with next 550 Collyhurst homes www.placenorthwest.co.uk/fec-mcc-push... 𝗦𝘂𝗯𝘀𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗯𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗼𝘂𝗿 𝗳𝗿𝗲𝗲 𝗱𝗮𝗶𝗹𝘆 𝗻𝗲𝘄𝘀𝗹𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗲𝗿: placenorthwest.co.uk/subscribe

Withington Library will now reopen on Monday 16 March following refurbishment and decarbonisation works. Library services will be available nearby, including extended hours at Didsbury Library. Find out more info here: www.manchester.gov.uk/directory_re...

A must read from Angeliki in @theguardian.com as we nearly head to the polls in Gorton and Denton 👇🏻 www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Good to see continued support for Withington Walls - and for the new educational resource inspired by their Marcus Rashford mural. A brilliant tool for schools and families, celebrating community, hope and Manchester’s creativity: www.marcusrashfordmural.co.uk

Great to see our plans progressing for this further investment in Wythenshawe. Alongside Moston, Gorton, and Withington, @manchesterlabour.bsky.social is delivering improvements to our high streets all over the city, with lots more to come in 2026.🏡🌹🐝 www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater...

Manchester built and completed 791 new low carbon and affordable homes in 2025, including 467 for social rent. The most for 15+ years. We have a further 1,500 affordable homes on site, which includes 850 new homes for social rent. Good progress made, lots more to do. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

We're going to war @mancitycouncil.bsky.social on tackling fly-tipping and the scourge of rubbish in Manchester. An awful crime when it happens, and our local residents in Old Moat and all over the city want to live in a clean and tidy community.🌳♻️ www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater...

Gorton is one of the district centres that @manchesterlabour.bsky.social is helping to improve and invest in further in Manchester. We have delivered a new Gorton Hub that includes a new library, new town square, investment in the market and 100s of new social and affordable homes are being built.🏡

It was brilliant to be in Gorton recently with local Labour Cllr John Hughes to see the recently completed social and affordable homes on Blackwin Street and Vallance Close. These 7 family homes built on former brownfield and council land will be a great addition for this local community in Gorton.

Housing is a key issue in Gorton and Denton, so it has been good to work with @manchesterlabour.bsky.social local councillors on the delivery of 100s of new social and affordable homes in recent years, alongside a number of landlord licensing schemes to tackle issues in private rented sector too.🏡

I will be sitting alongside Keir Starmer at the PLP this evening as Deputy Leader with my full support. He & I have been discussing in recent days, & before, how we need to do better to take the fight to Reform (as we are doing in Gorton & Denton) & by showing we are on the side of ordinary people.

📣 The Christie and Buccleuch Lodge, alongside 190 other NHS sites, will save money on their energy bills thanks to Great British Energy. 🌹 That’s the difference this Labour government is making. jeffsmithmp.com/2026/02/05/j...

I have today been informed that, despite personal assurances to the contrary, the Green party have once again used my image and misrepresented my words on a second leaflet circulated in Gorton and Denton ahead of the by-election. I have now lodged an official complaint with the returning officer.

I visited Baguley Hall Primary School in Wythenshawe this week to present one of their pupils, Sam Adra, with a certificate and book voucher. Sam won a competition at our recent local plan consultation event in Wythenshawe. Well done Sam, and thanks for being involved in the consultation.🐝

Great to be back out in Old Moat this afternoon talking with our local residents about the new pedestrian crossings at junction by Old Moat Park, and also the new Youth Centre that will be built this Spring off Yew Tree Road at the depot site. Good to see new roads and pavements on the estate too.🌹

Good campaign session this afternoon in the Manchester rain for Angeliki Stogia in Gorton.☔️ Great to see 100s of supporters and volunteers out campaigning for Labour and 1,000s of conversations on the doorstep were had today. #VoteLabour on February 26th.🌹🗳

Cold night! 🥶 but a warm reception for Angeliki Stogia on the doorsteps in Gorton last night. Good to talk with many residents about what the local @manchesterlabour.bsky.social councillors are doing for the community in Gorton, and how Angeliki would be a great Labour MP for their local area.🌹

Manchester has been awarded £80m over 10 years to invest in 4 areas of our city with Pride in Place funding from the Labour government. Have your say via the link below to ensure your voice and views are at the heart of how this funding is spent.🐝 www.manchester.gov.uk/news/article...

The Government is scrapping the two-child limit. It will help lift 450,000 children out of poverty nationwide, including here in Manchester Withington. jeffsmithmp.com/2026/02/04/j...

𝗠𝗼𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗱𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲𝘀 (2/3) 👉 Work starts on first phase of £500m Wythenshawe regen www.placenorthwest.co.uk/work-starts-...

Most people know, it’s only Labour that can beat Reform in Gorton and Denton. Labour in Manchester is delivering - better buses, more social housing, more GP appointments, more police on the beat. 👇🏻

We had our Economy and Regeneration Committee today where it welcomed the best budget settlement since 2010 to help us invest in our communities in Manchester. 🏡 Bigger team to tackle issues in private rented sector 🏡 More new social housing 🏡 Expanded team for our high streets and district centres

Pleased to campaign last night for Angeliki Stogia in Longsight ahead of the Gorton and Denton parliamentary by-election on Thursday, February 26th.🌹 Plenty of support for Angeliki and Labour, and rejection of Reform, and the Greens and their opposition to new social housing in Manchester.🏡

Business rates support announced by the Labour government will help back British pubs and hospitality. A boost for the local pubs and venues that keep Manchester’s high streets, culture and community life thriving. jeffsmithmp.com/2026/02/02/b...

Look forward to campaigning for my good friend and fellow @manchesterlabour.bsky.social councillor Angeliki Stogia, in Gorton and Denton, over the next few weeks. Unity, not division, and a track record of delivering new affordable homes, a greener Manchester, and tackling the cost of living.🌹

Big congrats Angeliki! I know you will do a great job. I will be there for you whenever you need me.🤞🏻💪🏻

Great to have @andyburnham.bsky.social out today giving his full backing to our brilliant candidate Angeliki Stogia for Gorton and Denton. Andy was clear - we are united against the division of Reform. He wants people to vote Labour to keep them out of Manchester.

🏘️ Construction starts on 82 flats for social rent near the Etihad Stadium in Manchester! This comes as part of a wider plan to renew the Grey Mare Lane neighbourhood, which will deliver 🏡1,000 new homes and 🏞️new green spaces. 🚨Before vs after

📮 Thousands of people in Manchester need to reapply for their postal vote before 31 Jan 2026. If you're affected and haven’t heard from the Elections Team, contact: 📧 [email protected] 📞 0161 234 1212 Don’t lose your vote!

These 7 new low carbon and affordable homes are now complete on Blackwin Street in Gorton. They have been built by One Manchester on brownfield land as part of our @mancitycouncil.bsky.social Project 500 initiative to provide new affordable family homes in this local community in Gorton.🏡

Pleased to see another of our @mancitycouncil.bsky.social Project 500 sites completed today with 24 new low carbon and affordable homes in Openshaw with One Manchester. Built on former council owned brownfield land, these new homes are a great addition to this community in East Manchester.🏡

We were out campaigning along Mauldeth Road West today and spoke to lots of residents on Burslem, Deighton, Deepdale, and Darnell Avenue too. Lots of support for @manchesterlabour.bsky.social and the new pedestrian crossings to be installed at the junction of Yew Tree Road and Mauldeth Road West.🌹

Withington Assist held a very well attended winter warmer cost of living event yesterday at Withington Methodist Church to help support local older people this winter. Free lunch, hot drinks, and lots of community groups offering advice and help for our community in Old Moat and Withington.

If you are struggling to look after a big Council or housing association home in Manchester - we can help! Manchester City Council are offering £2,500 to help people move into a smaller more manageable home, freeing up larger homes for local families that need them.🏡 Find out more: orlo.uk/Gy7HN

Our work on bringing empty homes back into use, and helping residents to rightsize is a key part of our housing strategy across our city. 20,000 social rented homes are under occupied in Manchester. We know a rightsizing move can improve health, tackle loneliness, and really help with lower bills.🏡

🚨 Our new tracker shows for the FIRST TIME that since Manchester started to build more and more new homes, housing costs are now decreasing. Building more homes where needed is a win for the cost of living and a win for families.

📍If you’re 65+ and live locally, Withington Assist’s Over 65s Winter Event is on Thursday 22 January, 11am–3pm at Withington Methodist Church (Wilmslow Rd). Drop in anytime for advice stalls, digital support, live music, and a free buffet, tea and coffee.

Work is now progressing on site at Wythenshawe Civic to see: 🌳 New food hall and better public realm, with more trees 🏡 2,000+ new homes, with 422 new homes for social rent in for planning 🎥 New Culture Hub 🏗 New workspaces above the shops 🎁 New shops and monthly market www.bbc.com/news/article...

We are building a record number of new social and affordable homes all over Manchester, but we want to do all we can to help bring existing empty homes back into use too - they are a real opportunity to provide family homes for local people. Share your views on a new strategy below.🏡 orlo.uk/podHk

Looking forward to supporting this cost of living event in partnership with Withington Assist next week at Withington Methodist Church. We know how important this issue is for our local residents - lots of support, advice, free food and hot drinks available next week for our local community.

Good to attend the start on site event today at Coalbrook Court, which is a project delivering 82 low carbon, social rent homes on a brownfield site on Grey Mare Lane, Beswick. A key scheme and catalyst for the further regeneration and investment on this estate in East Manchester.🏗🏡

Good to attend @centrepointuk.bsky.social event yesterday about how we can work in partnership to help young people experiencing homelessness in our city. We have two independent living schemes for young people with Centrepoint already progressing in Gorton and Longsight, with more to come too.🏡

🚆 Big news for Greater Manchester and the North: the Labour Government is backing Northern Powerhouse Rail with up to £45bn, improving connections via Manchester Airport and strengthening links with Liverpool, Leeds, Bradford and Sheffield. Better journeys, more opportunity.

Withington Library will temporarily close from 12th January to 23rd February to enable some further refurbishment, repairs, and investment in our much loved library in the heart of Withington Village. More information here from the Withington Library team: www.manchester.gov.uk/directory_re...

Withington Library will close from today (Monday 12 January) for around six weeks for refurbishment and decarbonisation works, reopening 23 February. During this time, library services will be available nearby, including extended hours at Didsbury Library. www.manchester.gov.uk/directory_re...