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Cumbria’s Labour MPs have called on Northern Trains to deliver an urgent recovery plan following a crunch meeting to address months of poor performance on the Furness and Cumbria Coast Lines. The meeting follows sustained efforts by local MPs to push the rail industry into action after the Bransty Tunnel closure in Whitehaven last JulyContinue reading “Cumbria’s Labour MPs call for Urgent Rail Recovery Plan for Cumbrian Coast Line”

Cumberland’s Labour MPs – Josh MacAlister, Julie Minns and Michelle Scrogham – have welcomed this week’s local government funding settlement, saying it marks a clear change of direction after more than a decade of Conservative austerity, while being honest that pressures on councils remain. Under the settlement, Cumberland Council’s Core Spending Power will rise byContinue reading “Cumberland’s Labour MPs welcome major investment in roads, buses, families, schools and neighbourhoods”

Josh MacAlister MP recently visited Royal Mail’s Whitehaven Delivery Office to meet local postal workers and thank them for their dedication and hard work during the busy Christmas delivery period. During the visit, Josh met staff across the delivery office and heard first-hand about the pressures they face at one of the most demanding timesContinue reading “MP visits Whitehaven Delivery Office”

Labour’s plan to support Armed Forces personnel with the cost of travelling home this Christmas is being welcomed in West Cumbria, an area with a long and proud tradition of service to the nation. Under the announcement, part of Labour’s commitment to renew the nation’s contract with those who serve, 35,000 service personnel will beContinue reading “Christmas boost for forces families in West Cumbria”

One of the greatest responsibilities we have – both as a community and as a country – is to make sure every young person has the chance to get on in life. When I speak with young people across West Cumbria, I hear the same message time and again: they want opportunities, support, and aContinue reading “Weekly Column – 17.12.2025 – Investing in West Cumbria’s young people”

Whitehaven and Workington MP Josh MacAlister was full of praise for NHS staff during a visit to the Elective Surgical Hub at West Cumberland Hospital. The hub is designed to carry out high-volume, low-complexity procedures, including orthopaedic surgeries, making best use of the redeveloped West Cumberland Hospital site. During the visit, Josh met with clinicalContinue reading “MP praises staff on visit to hospital surgical hub”

Residents and businesses across West Cumbria have been urged to take practical steps to prepare for flooding following a successful visit by the Floodmobile and Mary Long-Dhonau OBE – widely known as ‘Flood Mary’ – one of the UK’s leading voices on flood resilience. The visit brought flood preparedness into the heart of the community,Continue reading “Flood resilience message reinforced as MP welcomes ‘Flood Mary’ and Floodmobile to West Cumbria”

Josh MacAlister MP and Cumbria’s Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner, David Allen, recently welcomed the Minister for Safeguarding and Violence Against Women and Girls, Jess Phillips MP, to Workington for a visit focused on supporting survivors of domestic abuse and improving online safety for young women, as part of the Government’s commitment to halve violenceContinue reading “Josh MacAlister MP welcomes Safeguarding Minister Jess Phillips to Workington”

Josh MacAlister, Member of Parliament for Whitehaven and Workington, has welcomed the Labour Government’s record funding boost for road maintenance, including £96.5 million for Cumberland. Councils across England will fix potholes and prevent new ones, thanks to a doubling of roads cash by the end of the Parliament as part of the Budget. Each localContinue reading “Record £100 million funding boost for local roads”

For farmers in West Cumbria, the way government supports farming and nature recovery is not an abstract policy debate – it is about whether family farms can survive and pass on a viable business to the next generation. That is why I have made securing a devolved farm-funding settlement for Cumbria one of my topContinue reading “Weekly Column – 10.12.2025 – Backing West Cumbria’s farmers”