Statement on Gaza conflict (13th Oct 2023) 13 Oct 2023 Statement from Cllr Arooj Shah, Leader of Oldham Labour Group Oldham Labour stands in solidarity…
Tories ignore plans for Oldham’s cemeteries. 03 Sep 2023 Oldham Council’s Place, Economic Growth and Environment Scrutiny Board met on the 31st August to…
Oldham is way ahead 25 Jul 2023 Michael Gove, the Secretary of State for Levelling Up has this week outlined proposals to…
Labour’s Green Energy plan is good news for Oldham 21 Jun 2023 Lower gas and electricity bills, good jobs and secure energy supply will all be delivered…
Oldham Labour calls for immediate Government action ‘to tackle shocking levels of child poverty in Oldham’. 11 Jun 2023 27,760 children lived in poverty in Oldham in 2022, according to a recent report by the End Child Poverty Campaign[i]. This is…
Oldham Labour respond to Tory leaflet 25 Apr 2022 Oldham Labour have responded furiously to the latest Conservative Party leaflet being distributed across Oldham.…
Jim McMahon Responds to Tories Trying to Stop Labour Talking to Parents About School Cuts 15 Feb 2022 Jim McMahon MP and Cllr Arooj Shah have joined Labour activists talking to parents about…
Campaigners Demand Action Over Rising Energy Bills 01 Feb 2022 Local Labour campaigners were out in Oldham over the weekend calling for action to tackle…
Fury as PM Partied Whilst Oldham Was in Lockdown 25 Jan 2022 The Leader of Oldham’s Labour Council, Cllr Arooj Shah, is demanding an apology from the…
Local Conservatives Try to Silence Youth Voices 23 Dec 2021 Oldham’s Labour Group has firmly rejected efforts by Local Conservative councillors to silence youth representatives on…
Leader’s Statement: Emergency Accommodation for Asylum Seekers 01 Dec 2021 “This week we’ve received notice from the Home Office that a local hotel will be…
Oldham Families and Pensioners Hit by Chancellor’s Banker Budget 28 Oct 2021 Chancellor Rishi Sunak has today unveiled his budget plans, including a 5% tax cut specifically…
Council Bosses Take To The Streets in Clean Up Drive 08 Jun 2021 When Cllr Arooj Shah became the new leader of Oldham Council in May, she said…
Cllr Arooj Shah’s Speech at Annual Council 19 May 2021 At Oldham’s Annual Council on 19th May 2021, Cllr Arooj Shah was formally appointed as…
Cllr Arooj Shah to be new leader of Oldham Council 11 May 2021 Cllr Arooj Shah has been elected as the new leader of Oldham’s Labour Group. With…
The Government is Sticking its Head in the Sand on Racism 01 Apr 2021 Political leaders in Oldham have reacted with dismay at the Commission on Race and Ethnic…
Joint Statement from Cllr Fielding and Oldham MPs re Covid-19 24 Aug 2020 Oldham’s council leader and three MPs have welcomed the Government’s decision not to impose a…
As Boris Bashes Carers, Oldham Labour Extend Support to COVID Heroes 07 Jul 2020 At an extraordinary meeting of Oldham Council’s cabinet this evening [Tuesday 7th July 2020], Labour…
Oldham Needs The Government To Get Serious, As New Data Demonstrates 17 Jun 2020 Days after local Conservatives were celebrating a so-called “world-leading economic response to Coronavirus,” new data…