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After lobbying hard on behalf of Cumbria’s hospices, local MP Josh MacAlister welcomed the biggest investment in a generation for hospices, announced by the government this week, ensuring that hospices can continue to deliver the highest quality end of life care possible for their patients, families, and loved ones. The £100 million funding will helpContinue reading “Josh MacAlister welcomes biggest investment into hospices and end of life care in a generation”

This government was elected to deliver change. After 14 years of broken promises, people doubt – understandably – that politics can make a difference to their lives. I hear it time and time again when I’m out doing my street surgeries and public meetings. That’s why we’re doing things differently.  Before the General Election weContinue reading “Weekly Column – 18.12.2024 – Plan for Change”

Children’s social care services are an often hidden but critical service. When they work, they provide help to families in crisis, protect children from harm and provide fostering, residential homes and adoption for children who can no longer live with their families.   I was delighted to see that these services in Cumberland were recently praisedContinue reading “Weekly Column – 11.12.2024 – Improving the lives of our most vulnerable children”

Please see below a consultation notice I received from the Lake District National Park Authority about the creation of a new public footpath and variation of the alignment of the Coast-to-Coast National Trail near Ennerdale Bridge. Copy me in to your response if you’d like me to be aware of your views: hello@joshmacalister.uk. Consultation AsContinue reading “Have Your Say – Creation of Public Footpath at Nannycatch Beck”

Labour MP Josh MacAlister and Cumberland Council education lead Cllr Elaine Lynch are urging local schools to sign up to join the 750 school ‘early adopter’ rollout of the government’s new free breakfast club programme – and support local children to start the school day ready to learn. Families in Cumberland will soon be ableContinue reading “Cumberland schools urged to sign up for free breakfast club rollout”

Immigration is one of the top issues raised with me on doorsteps across West Cumbria week in, week out. I want to take this opportunity to update you on the approach we’re taking to fix our broken immigration system. Let me start, however, by saying that rules-based immigration is important for our community and ourContinue reading “Weekly Column – 04.12.2024 – Fixing our broken immigration system”

Parliamentarians from across the country are enjoying beer brewed right here in West Cumbria this week thanks to Whitehaven and Workington MP Josh MacAlister. The famous Strangers’ Bar in the Palace of Westminster – a favourite haunt of MPs and Government Ministers after late night votes – hosts guest beers sponsored by MPs who wantContinue reading “Order order! West Cumbria beer on tap in Parliament”

Everybody in West Cumbria deserves the right to live in a home that is well insulated and where their bills are affordable. These were key commitments in Labour’s manifesto before the election. This week we started to deliver on those promises. Under plans announced this week by the Labour Government, up to 300,000 households acrossContinue reading “Weekly Column – 27.11.2024 – Cheaper energy bills and cleaner heat for homes in West Cumbria”

Latest figures reveal there were 482 children in care in Cumberland in the final year of Conservative Government as Labour announces the biggest reform to children’s social care in a generation. The reforms deliver many of the recommendations made by Whitehaven and Workington MP Josh MacAlister in his Independent Review of Children’s Social Care inContinue reading “482 Cumberland children in care as Labour MP’s plans set to change law”