Work and Pensions Update – Child Poverty in the UK Growing Rapidly 15 Dec 2020 Research from Joseph Rowntree Foundation this week revealed the true extent of child poverty in…
Reynolds’ Report – Looking Back at 2020 10 Dec 2020 What an “annus horriblilis”. This time last year, I was writing about the need for…
Reynolds’ Report – Give control to local leaders 27 Oct 2020 As we enter November, it is incredible to think that this time twelve months ago,…
Update on the new Covid-19 restrictions for Greater Manchester 13 Oct 2020 So after an anxious weekend for many, awaiting news on a change of measures for…
Work and Pensions update – Protecting the State Pension 06 Oct 2020 It is imperative that Government keeps its promises to pensioners. This week we supported emergency…
Work and Pensions update – DWP Questions 21 Sep 2020 I was pleased to describe the ways in which I would fix our broken social…
Reynolds’ Report – Time for a deal 18 Sep 2020 Whatever you think about Brexit, it’s already happened. It’s true that we are in a…
Work and Pensions update – The crisis’ North/South divide 07 Sep 2020 Last week, my team’s research revealed that Covid-19 related job losses could widen the North/South…
My thoughts on new Kickstart scheme 03 Sep 2020 This week, the Government launched their new Kickstart scheme, a £2 billion initiative to pay…
Bypass contract signed 24 Aug 2020 The moment I was elected as MP for Stalybridge and Hyde ten years ago I…
Bereaved families of NHS workers denied access to benefits 21 Aug 2020 I have today exposed -to my disappointment- that bereaved families of low paid NHS and…
Fatally flawed A-Level results system 14 Aug 2020 Yesterday almost 39% of A Level students woke up to discover that, despite Covid-19 robbing…
Work and Pensions update – raw deal on legacy benefits 07 Aug 2020 Last week I spoke to the BBC, Sky, ITV, Channel 5, LBC, Talk Radio and…
Fighting to protect rail services in Hyde 28 Jul 2020 Last week I received the letter below proposing the effective closure of Hyde Central and…
Work and Pensions update – support for funeral costs 27 Jul 2020 I continue to campaign for fuller support for people struggling to pay funeral costs. It…
Reynolds’ Report – Staying vigilant 20 Jul 2020 Lockdown began in black and white. There were clear rules for the few legal reasons…
Work and Pensions update – failure of Universal Credit 13 Jul 2020 The National Audit Office has today published a landmark report into the process of accessing…
Justice for Primodos victims 10 Jul 2020 I was absolutely delighted by this week’s news that after years of being disregarded, campaigners…
Work and Pensions update – “Irrational and unlawful” govt 26 Jun 2020 “Irrational and unlawful”. These were the words from a Court of Appeal judge about the…
Reynolds’ Report – Time for an emergency budget 22 Jun 2020 Last month I wrote about the initial unemployment figures during the Covid-19 crisis. This month’s…
Work and Pensions Update – building back better 28 May 2020 Every month during my ten years as our MP, I have studied the monthly unemployment…