Local Road and Rail Success 08 May 2024 Recently I wrote about better buses, and the importance of taking back local control over…
Results In For Local Elections 07 May 2024 It was a packed 24 hours touring all 8 wards in the constituency last Thursday…
Local Elections Are Go 20 Apr 2024 It is super important to use your vote in this month’s local elections as well…
Let’s Make History 19 Apr 2024 I am proud to front the Labour Unions campaign to make history by delivering an…
Transformative Plans for Britain’s Buses 18 Apr 2024 Regular readers of the Reporter over the years will know I’m a self-confessed transport geek.…
Tories Failing Our Industry 11 Apr 2024 Whenever you board a train in Britain it is highly likely it was built or…
25 Years of the National Minimum Wage 04 Apr 2024 This week marks 25 years since the introduction of the National Minimum Wage. It was…
Stalybridge Regeneration Progress 30 Mar 2024 It was great to be able to show Historic England around Stalybridge recently. Historic England’s…
Tories Failing on NHS Dental Care 21 Mar 2024 Britain is struggling in many ways, but one of the issues constituents raise frequently is…
A Disappointing Budget 12 Mar 2024 The politician in me loves Budget Day. The fresh figures announced, the surprise manoeuvres, the…
Championing UK Manufacturing 07 Mar 2024 It was great to address the Make UK conference last week. Since I was first…
My speech to Make UK’s National Manufacturing Conference 27 Feb 2024 Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, Westminster, Tuesday 27 February 2024. Thank you Tracy. When…
The Ongoing Horizon Scandal 22 Feb 2024 Just when you think we’re finally making rapid progress on righting the historic wrong of…
Trade Relations Trip to India 15 Feb 2024 This month I visited India with my colleague, Shadow Foreign Secretary David Lammy, to discuss…
A Candid and Ambitious Plan to Grow and Green Our Economy 09 Feb 2024 Labour has an ambitious programme to green and grow our economy, from Great British Energy…
A Friday in the Constituency 01 Feb 2024 Friday was a typically busy day out and about locally. Parliamentary debate is important, but…
A Sad Goodbye to Tony 26 Jan 2024 I was extremely saddened to hear of the death this month of my parliamentary colleague…
Shadow Business and Trade Update – A Trip to Davos 26 Jan 2024 Last week I attended the World Economic Forum in Switzerland. This annual event is a…
Saving UK Steel 25 Jan 2024 The news this week that Tata steel is set to close its Port Talbot steelworks…
A Busy Week in Politics 18 Jan 2024 It’s been another busy week in the life of an MP. On Monday I met…
Supporting Our Creative Industries 16 Jan 2024 It was wonderful to visit the National Theatre just before Christmas. The NT is a…