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Workington MP Josh MacAlister paid a visit to McMenon Engineering this week to meet staff and see how a proud local manufacturer is making a global impact while continuing to invest in West Cumbria. From its headquarters in the town, McMenon designs and makes precision instruments that measure flow and temperature – vital tools usedContinue reading “From Workington to the World: MP visits McMenon Engineering”

Whitehaven and Workington MP Josh MacAlister has brought together grassroots sports clubs from across West Cumbria following the Government’s announcement of a landmark £400 million investment in local sport facilities and initiatives. The funding, unveiled recently by the Labour Government, will be delivered over the next three years to improve local facilities, strengthen community clubs,Continue reading “MP hails “once in a generation chance” to boost grassroots sport in West Cumbria”

I am extremely disappointed that the tunnel will remain closed until next spring and angry at the disruption this will cause to passengers on the Cumbria Coast Line. I have received assurances that rail services will continue to run as far as Corkickle from the south and Whitehaven from the north and will raise anyContinue reading “STATEMENT: Extension of Bransty tunnel closure”

This week Parliament took another stride towards delivering the biggest upgrade to workers’ rights in a generation. The Employment Rights Bill passed through to its next stage – a victory for the millions of people who’ve been left for too long with insecurity, poor pay and a system stacked against them. This Bill is notContinue reading “Weekly Column – 17.09.2025 – A step forward for working people in West Cumbria”

Josh MacAlister, MP for Whitehaven and Workington, has slammed a decision by the North East and North Cumbria NHS Integrated Care Board (ICB) not to act on recommendations in an independent review it commissioned which called for the process which led to the decision to close Yewdale Ward at West Cumberland Hospital to be rerun.Continue reading ““A betrayal of West Cumbria” – MP blasts decision to shut Yewdale Ward after NHS bosses ignored their own review”

I was honoured this weekend to be asked to serve as a Minister in the Department for Education. It is a responsibility I take on with the experiences of children and families here in West Cumbria always at the front of my mind. My professional life has been shaped by a commitment to children andContinue reading “Weekly Column – 10.09.2025 – Putting children and families first in Westminster and West Cumbria”

Josh MacAlister, MP for Whitehaven and Workington, has praised a new dental service in Whitehaven which is helping people in north and west Cumbria to access urgent dental care when they need it most. Whitehaven Urgent Dental Access Centre provides appointments to diagnose and treat urgent issues for patients, including severe toothache; dental abscesses; brokenContinue reading “MP praises new urgent dental service in Whitehaven”

Whitehaven and Workington MP Josh MacAlister has been appointed as Minister for Children & Families in the Department for Education in the government’s reshuffle. Josh said his new ministerial role would allow him to deliver change nationally, but stressed that his “most important job remains here in West Cumbria.” His professional life has been shapedContinue reading “Cumbrian MP appointed as Minister for Children & Families”

Over summer there was lots of noise about our national flags. You may have seen stories about them being put up on street signs without permission, forcing councils to remove them. What should have been a simple issue of following the rules has turned into a row about patriotism, culture and identity. I am proudContinue reading “Weekly Column – 03.09.2025 – Our flags belong to all of us”

The government’s expansion of 30 hours a week of free childcare comes into effect this week – and up to 3,000 children across Cumberland are set to benefit. The extension to all qualifying children between 9 months and 2 years old fulfils a Labour manifesto commitment to cut the cost of childcare, helping more parentsContinue reading “3,000 local children set to benefit from free childcare expansion”