There’s no doubt that the fallout from the 2016 EU Referendum, when the country voted to leave membership of the European Union by 51.9% to 48.1%, is the most serious our country has faced over the last forty years or so. The arguments the Remain camp have against the Referendum result are many
The latest Office for National Statistics (ONS) claimant count figures show that unemployment is disproportionately affecting Oldham East and Saddleworth constituency with over 2,790 claimants classed as unemployed. Oldham, which has been a Universal Credit Full Service area since April
This week’s report from the Chartered Institute for Personnel Development (CIPD) and the High Pay Centre revealed that executive pay for 2017 is not only growing at 11%, well above average worker pay increases of 2%, but that the ratio of mean CEO pay to all employees’ pay has
Check out the recent edition of my e-newsletter here. This edition contains information on the EU Withdrawal Bill, recent #RailFail for passengers from Greenfield, my Annual Summer School as well as constituency and parliamentary news, including an update on ShopDirect. For more regular
As I have previously mentioned in my statements on Shop Direct, I am bitterly disappointed that Shop Direct failed to engage with the council, Greater Manchester Mayor, Andy Burnham, or myself about their plans to move to the East Midlands, including over the 18 months that this was being
Online retailer Shop Direct has announced it will be closing down three sites in Greater Manchester to create a new distribution centre in the East Midlands. The affected sites are Chadderton, Salford and Shaw, which is in my constituency. It is devastating news for the Shop Direct staff,
I spoke at the TUC pensions conference as Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary and detailed the alternative Labour can provide. My speech, based on the issue of “In from the pension fringes: when will social and green issues go mainstream?” is below, in full. “I welcome the
Debbie: Labour will help the 4520 households in Oldham East and Saddleworth affected by fuel poverty
It’s shocking that in Oldham East and Saddleworth, 4520 households (10.8%) live in fuel poverty and cannot even afford to heat their homes, as highlighted by Fuel Poverty Awareness Day (23/2/18). Fuel poverty affects over four million households across the UK and energy costs hit the poor
I have been approached for help by Oldham based building contractor Johnson Bros Ltd who have been left with unpaid invoices of over £145,000 following the collapse of the construction giant Carillion. I’ve been running my Be Fair – Pay on Time campaign for several