As we entered 2021 only a few days ago with careful hope and optimism, our expectations were dashed by the Prime Minister yesterday evening as the tiered system was clearly not working. With the virus out of control, more and more people are getting infected by the disease and this is putting
On Saturday morning I visited Wythenshawe Amateurs FC over at Hollyhedge Park to support the new partnership between local logistics company Cardinal Maritime and the community football club. Cardinal, who are based on Sharston Industrial Estate have agreed to become the main sponsor of the
Yesterday morning I was back at the dispatch box for Transport Questions as Shadow Minister for Aviation, Maritime and Security. You can see text of my question to the Minister below. Brexit talks between the Prime Minister and the maritime sector this week have been poorly received and it is a
Yesterday afternoon I took part in the Opposition Day debate on fair economic support for areas facing additional Covid-19 restrictions. What we have seen in these last couple of weeks has been nothing short of chaos and incompetence by this Government. There’s now widespread fear that Tier 3
Yesterday I spoke during the Ministerial Statement from the Secretary of State for Health on Covid-19. You can find the Hansard transcript here. As you can see from the clip above, I’m furious on behalf of local residents and businesses who are being told one thing one day with a
Wythenshawe & Sale East Virtual Debt Roundtable with Jubilee Debt CampaignWednesday 21st October 2020, 7:00pm – ZoomPlease register here: https://bit.ly/3d85ROQ I was delighted to see Marcus Rashford awarded an MBE this weekend, as well as being a superbly talented footballer (and I say
Matt Hancock (Health Secretary) has just announced that the restrictions will NOT be being lifted today in Trafford, this is due to a sharp rise in the infection rate at a local level putting us into the amber zone. If the Government had taken the recommendations from Trafford Council and the
Apologies for the length of this message, it’s one I wanted to send so you can get a flavour of what I’ve been doing lately; We have, as an office, been so busy across the board with increased numbers of emails about housing, healthcare, welfare and immigration and the like but in this post I’m
Many sectors have been impacted by the Covid-19 crisis over these last few months. However, as the lock down period begins to ease even further we are recognising that some sectors are struggling much more than others. Last week I received a letter from Councillor Liz Patel, Executive Member