Author Archives: joshmacmp

New figures I’ve pulled from ONS data reveal thousands of households are struggling to pay their rent in west Cumbria as the Conservative cost of living crisis deepens. Approaching a year after the Conservative Party crashed the British economy, prices are still rising, interest rates are soaring, and renters are finding it increasingly hard toContinue reading “Over 10,000 households struggling with rent in west Cumbria”

Soaring inflation has left the average worker in west Cumbria a staggering £1,213 worse off since 2021 – higher than in any other area in the North of England.

I was delighted to welcome Wes Streeting, Labour’s Shadow Health Secretary, to west Cumbria to speak at a public meeting I organised on the future of emergency care in west Cumbria.

I had a great meeting this week with members of Cumbria Chamber of Commerce and a tour of the facilities at Gen2.

This week I joined Cllr Jimmy Grisdale for a street surgery in Northside, where we talked to dozens of local residents about local and national concerns.

I was delighted to welcome Jonathan Reynolds, Labour’s Shadow Business Secretary, to west Cumbria this week to discuss my thoughts on a West Cumbria Industrial Plan and plans to regenerate our town centres.

More than 500 local residents across Whitehaven and Workington have signed my petition against the planned closure of the ticket offices at both stations.

I had a really enjoyable visit to the Port of Workington to find out more about their work and ambitions for the future.

Following reports that Boots are planning to close 300 stores across the country, with a focus on pharmacies, I wrote to Boots and launched a petition calling on them to protect stores in west Cumbria.

I was delighted to get out and talk to voters in Egremont this weekend as we officially launched my campaign to be the next Labour MP for west Cumbria.