Transpennine Tunnel Update 26 Feb 2021 Along with High Peak MP Robert Largan, I met with the Roads Minister Baroness Vere…
Work and Pensions Update – Pre-Budget Roundtable 19 Feb 2021 Today I spoke to The Guardian about new figures revealing the extent of people having…
Reynolds Report – Opposition Day Vote to Stop Universal Credit Cut 12 Feb 2021 Lockdown three continues. I hope everyone is fairing as well as possible. It’s tough –…
Work and Pensions Update – Worrying Numbers from the Trussell Trust 05 Feb 2021 It was great to virtually visit Carlisle Community Help this week in my role as…
Cladding Scandal 04 Feb 2021 Nearly four years after the Grenfell Tower disaster, hundreds of thousands of people are still…
Apply for a Postal Vote 29 Jan 2021 In Tameside, we are due to elect both local councillors and the Mayor of Greater…
Work and Pensions Update – Cancel the Universal Credit Cut 28 Jan 2021 Last week, as Shadow Work and Pension Secretary, I was proud to lead an Opposition…
Time to Trust Parents 19 Jan 2021 The images shared on social media of the food parcels received by parents on low…
The Brexit Deal 05 Jan 2021 On Christmas Eve the Government agreed the Future Trade and Cooperation deal with the EU.…
Covid 19 Vaccination Brings Some Good News Before Christmas 22 Dec 2020 However, you are spending the festive period, from the bottom of my heart, Merry Christmas,…
Work and Pensions Update – A Failing Social Security System 22 Dec 2020 Thank you to everyone at Oasis Hub Waterloo for welcoming my visit as Shadow Secretary…
Update on the Covid-19 Restrictions for Greater Manchester 18 Dec 2020 You will have seen that the Government have announced that all Greater Manchester is to…
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…