Visit to Pilkington Glass 20 Jan 2022 A real pleasure to visit Pilkington Glass in St Helens today as Shadow Business Secretary.…
Visit to Ashton Sixth Form College 20 Jan 2022 It was good to catch up with Principal Anton McGrath last week to hear not…
Reporter Column – Labour Takes On the Energy Crisis 18 Jan 2022 In last week’s column, I wrote about the international and domestic causes of rising energy…
Reporter Column – Rising Energy Costs 13 Jan 2022 As we enter 2022, one of biggest stories is the dramatic rise in energy prices.…
Shadow Cabinet Reshuffle 10 Dec 2021 RESHUFFLE ANNOUNCEMENT I am incredibly proud and delighted to become Shadow Secretary of State for…
Small Business Saturday 10 Dec 2021 Last weekend it was great to celebrate Small Business Saturday. Now in its ninth year…
Visit to Christy Brow Housing Development 14 Oct 2021 Fantastic to visit the old Ashton Brothers site in Flowery Field to see the new…
Labour Conference 2021 01 Oct 2021 It’s great to be back from a genuinely energising, inspiring and certainly very busy week…
Paralympic Success For Mossley 03 Sep 2021 Huge congratulations to Mossley resident Aileen McGlynn on her Paralympic Silver medal last week! With…
Local Paralympics Hopes 24 Aug 2021 The Paralympics start today! Good luck to all of Team GB, but especially to Mossley…
Stalybridge Party in the Park 24 Aug 2021 It was a smashing day at the Party in the Park last Sunday. Well done…
Tragedy in Afghanistan 24 Aug 2021 There can be no doubt that the events in Afghanistan are the biggest disaster of…
Stalybridge Old Police Station Redevelopment 30 Jul 2021 I was very pleased to learn the old police station in Stalybridge will finally be…
A Splash of Investment in Hyde 29 Jul 2021 It was an absolute privilege to visit the new Hyde swimming pool this morning, which…
National Thank You Day 09 Jul 2021 Sunday was National #ThankYouDay. I made a visit up the road in Stalybridge to say…
Flawed Government Planning Reforms 01 Jul 2021 There has been a significant row in Parliament in recent days about the Government’s proposed…
Greater Manchester Clean Air Zone Extended 24 Jun 2021 I am extremely happy to be able to report back to you on something I…
Supporting Local Businesses Post Brexit 24 Jun 2021 It was great to visit Service and Calibration Solutions (SCS) in Stalybridge recently. I love…
Boundary Commission Draft Published 08 Jun 2021 Today the Boundary Commission published their latest proposals for reshaping parliamentary constituencies to try to…
The Impact of Covid on Children’s Education 03 Jun 2021 The long term impact of the pandemic on the education and attainment of young people…