Privileged to have been appointed as the spokesperson on Gender Equality at The Council of Europe Congress of Local and Regional Authorities Council of Europe coe.int/en/web/congres…

"Regrettably, not much progress has been made in eliminating violence against women since the adoption of the latest Congress texts, notably on combating domestic violence in 2009 and on fighting sexist violence against women in politics in 2020. My statement below,

Congratulations to our finance team who won two awards at the Public Finance CIPFA Awards last night! We scooped two prizes: 🏆Finance Team of the Year 🏆Overall Grand Prix Award. Great recognition, well done to all involved! #TeamWigan #MakingADifference

What an achievement Jane Green and John. The best finance team ever … congratulations 🥇🥇

What a great session to discuss Local Government finance across the sector at Local Government Association Leadership Programme - Finance Thank you Grace Collins MBE Local Government Association (LGA) LGA Labour

Today we set out the Provisional Local Government Finance Settlement worth £69bn with an extra £3.7bn for social care and a new £600m Recovery Grant directed to areas with higher deprivation. We are on with fixing the foundations of local public services as part of our plan for

A moving ceremony to commemorate #HolocaustMemorialDay on the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz- Birkenau. The Holocaust didn’t begin with gas chambers - it began with hateful words, policies and actions. ‘Never again’ must mean never again

Great to be out supporting colleagues, John and Terry in West Lancs for the upcoming elections in May. 🌹🌹 Labour North West The Labour Party

Congress Spokespersons Cllr Nazia Rehman and Christa Carpelan denounce violence against women #AccelerateAction Read the full statment👇 shorturl.at/3iyjR

Remember this, whoever you are, however you are, you are equally valid, equally justified and equally beautiful – Juno Dawson Happy International Women’s Day 2025

Great to share the platform with a minister who lives and breathes Local Government, who gets the chronic issue of underfunding and is willing to work on public service reform and innovation at LGA Peer Conference. Jim McMahon MP LGA Labour Local Government Association (LGA) Amanda Serjeant

Privileged to be in a position to advocate for a cause as the Congress spokesperson for gender equality, which is becoming more & more important for so many women in politics & can threaten the very essence of democracy if not addressed sooner than later. Congress of Local and Regional Authorities

An inspiring visit to Saica Pack in Wigan with Deborah Parkinson, seeing first hand the investment they’ve recently made and the employment opportunities they are creating in Wigan. Saica Group (ENG) wigantoday.net/business/jobs-…

A real privilege to see the positive difference SED services is making within our communities. wigantoday.net/lifestyle/outd…

The Tories are plotting a grubby backroom deal with Nigel Farage. The only way working people can secure change in your community is by voting Labour on Thursday 1 May.

NEW: Through the Labour Government's Plan for Change, we're cracking down on cowboy waste operators and tackling soaring fly-tipping to clean up Britain’s streets ➡️ theguardian.com/environment/20…

Today is the day! 🌹🌹 What a sunny day to be on the doorstep for Karen Shore for Runcorn & Helsby 🌞 🌞 The Labour Party Labour to Win Labour North Josh Simons MP

Today we marked the 80th anniversary of VE- Victory in Europe- Day, the end of World War Two in Europe at Wigan Parish Church followed by wreath laying and raising the flag. Wigan Council #VEDay80