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I'm delighted to say that local
@uklabour
members in
#Altrincham
and
#SaleWest
have selected me to be their parliamentary candidate for the next General Election. Thank you to everyone for their support. Looking forward to starting the campaign! 🌹
I won't take any lessons about integrity from local Tories, when our current Tory MP, Sir Graham Brady, has at times this year had FIVE extra jobs giving him an extra income of over £7300pm (not including one-off payments). Time we had an MP who works for their constituents
#Altrincham
and
#SaleWest
is my home and where I'm a councillor. It's a community with great people that I'm proud to be part of. So today I've applied to be the
@UKLabour
parliamentary candidate to give hope of a fairer future to those who live here.
Great to join
@Keir_Starmer
@AndyBurnhamGM
and local stakeholders for a breakfast meeting. Really insightful to hear about contributions that the NHS, health providers, local businesses and charities can play in improving the lives of local residents in Altrincham and Sale West.
A real privilege to be part of a group of really talented intelligent
@UKLabour
candidates who will make outstanding MPs. Here I am three of the best and local ones -
@kirith_ae
for Bolton NE
@Phil_Brickell
for Bolton West and
@JoPlattLeigh
for Leigh and Atherton
Took my daughter well over an hour to get home every time she got the bus from Altrincham to sale along
#A56
this week. But there’s no cycle lane so what could be causing this? If there was a segregated cycle lane and facilities at school could be a 25 min journey
I wonder if he offered a fair funding settlement to
@TraffordCouncil
one of the worst funded councils in the country, or any more health money to GM instead of cuts to budget, or money for more secondary school places? Or did he just have his lunch?
Great morning speaking to residents in
#Altrincham
. More people who’ve voted Conservative all their lives saying they’ll never do so again. And lots of solid support for
@UKLabour
Staggering that this isn’t against the rules. But more staggering that Sir Graham Brady thinks it’s okay to ask for £60k pa for a FIFTH job while his constituents in
#Altrincham
and
#SaleWest
are struggling through a cost of living crisis.
Three times over the last few years Sir Graham Brady could have voted for measures to quickly this stop this and every time he’s voted to allow sewage dumping to continue into Altrincham and Sale West’s waterways. The Tories have no serious plan to clean up our local environment
Fantastic turnout for campaigning today in
#Manor
and
#AshtonuponMersey
ward. Lots of people turning away from the Tories as they feel so let down. It’s time for a change. Thank you to
@LucyMPowell
and
@GwynneMP
for all your support today.
Stopped cycling to work a while ago because family too worried. Over weekend I tried out new pop up cycle lane along
#A56
installed by
@TraffordCouncil
@OneTrafford
. Felt very safe. Nearly all segregated cycle lane. Will definitely be getting back on bike when back in office!
Oh! Only
@UKLabour
can beat the Tories in
#Altrincham
and
#SaleWest
and beat the Tories we must do to deliver the Labour government the country desperately needs. DM me if you want to join my campaign
#Ben4AltSaleWest
#A56
#popupbikelane
Not felt this safe cycling on main road since I hired a bike in
#Copenhagen
. Some cone patterns look confusing but as get closer it’s clear what engineers are trying to do at junctions etc. Signage improving as well. [1/2]
It’s time for change. That’s what people in
#Altrincham
and
#SaleWest
are telling me when I speak to them each week. There’s a long way and a lot of hard work ahead. Contact me at team
@ben4altsalewest
if you want to help make this happen.
As a
@unisontheunion
@NorthWestUNISON
member it was great to show solidarity with
@UNISONAQA
members on their picket today as they fight for a fair pay deal. No word from the
@AQA
to try to settle this dispute. Thank you for the warm welcome
Great turnout this morning on the
#LabourDoorstep
in
#Broadheath
for our local and general election candidates. Pleasure to be joined by Shadow Police Minister
@AlexNorrisNN
who was able to discuss residents’ concerns about crime, antisocial behaviour and Tory cuts to police
So we did it! First ever
@UKLabour
in Ashton upon Mersey. It's a real responsibility and privilege to represent the area I live in. I've really enjoyed helping many residents already and am looking forward to doing more as your councillor.
#Ben4Ashton
Amazing spectacle
@TraffordCouncil
tonight of
@TimperleyWard
leader of Conservative group suddenly wanting to protect all green belt land and then 20 mins later speaking against the clean air plan. Never let it be said that he’s not a man of principle
What a result.
@AndyBurnhamGM
re-elected as Mayor of GM. I hear he won every ward in Trafford and all but one across GM. Genuine guy, always with a clear vision and fantastic advocate for our city region. incredibly popular with a clear mandate.
#KingoftheNorth
Delighted to have been re-elected to serve as a councillor for Ashton on Mersey for another 3 yrs, along with my great colleagues
@shonagilbert100
@tonyobrien2307
. Thank you to residents for putting their trust in me again.
Amazing to get the chance to invite a few people from my constituency to a breakfast meeting with
@Keir_Starmer
and
@AndyBurnhamGM
where we talked about decisions being made by local people who know what’s best for their community
Enjoyed catching up with
@AndyBurnhamGM
and our brilliant Labour candidates in the North West who are at the frontline of our campaign to change Britain.
Great turnout for canvassing in
#SaleWest
for me and our
@Trafford_Labour
candidate for the local elections
@KeleighGlenton
. Residents frustrated that local Tory cllrs and MP neglect area. By end of 2024 they could have a Labour MP and councillor and some representation at last
Anger on the
#LabourDoorstep
last night in
#Altrincham
at
@RishiSunak
cancelling northern leg of
#HS2
. Betrayal of promises made and short sighted. Didn’t even have nerve to tell Northern leaders to their faces or be honest with public when asked about it.
#TheNorthRemembers
Lots of support for
@UKLabour
in
#Altrincham
this morning. Worries that the lacklustre
#Budget
is only helping the well off and penalising ordinary working families and pensioners.
#LabourDoorstep
Finally, 40 Tory Conservative MPs have realised what many of us have been saying for years. The reason 1 in 5 councils are at risk of going bankrupt is due to cuts in government funding to councils. Very disappointing that Sir Graham Brady's name is not on the letter... 🧵
Cllrs in Altrincham and Sale West after local elections:
🔵 Conservatives - 8 (-2)
🔴 Labour - 7 (+2)
🟢 Greens - 6 (-)
🟡 Lib Dems - 6 (-)
Only
@UKLabour
can beat the Tories here in the General Election. If you want change, you need to vote Labour.
Final chemo session done today on
@RMCH_Ward84
. Big thank you to all doctors, nurses and support staff on the ward for treating us so well over the last 6 months or so. You're all amazing. Hope you got the cakes we left for you. See you soon to ring the bell!
@HelenJa30163323
Delighted to have worked with parents group “A Bigger Better North Cestrian” to secure a site from residential development that could be used for extra secondary school places in the
#altrincham
area. I met with local parents, cllrs, NCS staff and governors to discuss expansion..
Great day on the
#LabourDoorstep
in
#Broadheath
but things are not great for residents. One man in late 70s waited 18m for knee operation and has now waited 2 years for hip replacement, all the time in pain and poor health…🧵
Lovely Father’s Day cards from my daughters. The best present is that Olivia is fit and healthy and getting ready to start secondary school, one year after she finished treatment. Thank you so much for making her better to the lovely people
@RMCH_Ward84
@Ward84dcOpd
@WPE_Essen
Scorchio☀️☀️
#LabourDoorstep
canvassing in
#Altrincham
this morning. Everyone agreeing it’s time for change. Lots of support for a
@UKLabour
government and first ever Labour MP for the area. Thanks to residents for speaking to us
Very hot canvass again today as we spoke to residents on the Linotype estate in
#Altrincham
. Lots of support for
@UKLabour
again. Thanks to everyone who came out.
#Ben4AltSaleWest
I've written to
@OliverJCarroll
to ask whether his campaign will be accepting support from a party funded by someone like Frank Hester, given his abhorrent racist, sexist and disturbing comments.
Weekend largely spent in bed with horrible chest thing. Still feel awful but nice to leave the house to catch up on all things campaign-y with
@Ben4AltSaleWest
earlier!
This could be a game changer indeed. 40 years of deregulation has meant patronage falling, huge fare increases and routes cut while operators fight it out on profitable routes. Well done to
@AndyBurnhamGM
for taking this on and seeing it through...
Can you imagine the sense of entitlement of those with a vaccine passport? Already getting lots of older people not keeping their distance saying “it’s okay, I’ve had my jab”. Good for you. I haven’t. So back up
Great turnout today for campaigning in
#Timperley
. Lots of residents who voted Conservative last time feeling totally let down and now backing
@UKLabour
’s plan to get Britain’s future back
The teachers I know have not been on holiday since March. They’ve been working hard, adapting to new ways of teaching, zoom lessons, zoom one to one calls, setting and marking work, going into school some days and preparing for return of kids when safe to do so.
@NEUnion
Really sad to hear
@KateGreenSU
is standing down as MP for
#Stretford
&
#Urmston
. Knocked on many doors there and never heard a bad word plus spoke to many residents who she’d helped. A constituency MP like no other and always generous with her time.
The rain’s stopped and everyone’s excited to be voting Labour! Great to be joined this afternoon by
@MayorofGM
Andy Burnham helping to get the vote out for
@Trafford_Labour
#Ben4Ashton
Scott Benton MP has finally done the right thing and resigned. The people of Blackpool South have been in limbo for the past twelve months. The Conservative's inability to do the right thing has cost taxpayers half a million pound on a wasted recall petition.
Scott has brought…
Delighted and honoured to be reselected by members to be
@UKLabour
candidate for
#AshtonuponMersey
for
#Trafford
local elections 2019. Just 109 votes in it last year, so this time we can win and turn Ashton red!
Today I’m thinking of all the children and families spending Christmas Day on
@RMCH_Ward84
. Christmas is about time with your family and hope you can spend time together. Massive shout out to all the nurses and doctors working today
@RMCHosp
- you’re amazing
Today I've written to
@MayorofGM
to express strong opposition to the GMFRS proposal to move Sale Fire Station from 24 hr cover to daytime crewing. Consultation inadequate, data and rationale do not stack up and increased response times for residents are not acceptable.
Also delighted to be appointed as the new Chair of the
@TraffordCouncil
Planning Committee. It’s a hard working committee taking some important decisions about the future of our borough so it’s a real honour to be trusted with the role.
Great to see
@AndrewHWestern
making the point that
@TraffordCouncil
one of lowest funded councils in the country. Nothing in
#AutumnStatement
to address this. Graham Brady and local Conservatives have done nothing to improve the funding available for Trafford residents.
In last week’s debate on the Autumn Statement, I spoke about the impact 13 years of Tory cuts has had on Trafford Council and the local services people in Stretford & Urmston rely on.
The Government are ignoring the huge pressures facing councils across the country.
Great to speak to residents in
#Altrincham
this eve. Honest hard working people appalled at the state of our country and our corrupt Tory government. Time for change which I hope I can deliver. But there’s a long way to go. If you want to help with my campaign, pls get in touch
We narrowly escaped serious flooding in parts of
#Trafford
last night. I know a lot of council workers and leaders have been working into the small hours and overnight
@TraffordCouncil
@OneTrafford
to keep residents safe for which they deserve huge thanks. So thank you!
So heartwarming to see local businesses and residents in
#Trafford
rallying round to help feed disadvantaged children during the holidays. So shameful to see our MP
@SirGrahamBrady
vote against the motion to fund free school meals during the holidays. Residents will not forget
Great turnout for
#A56
cycle lane ride today. Thanks so much to
@HannanRuth
for organising and everyone who came. And to
@TraffordCouncil
for providing. Lots of people out cycling for the first time in years and all ages. This is what decent
#cycling
infrastructure can do.
Making
@UKLabour
gains in Ashton and other wards in Trafford was down to incredibly committed activists working hard every week. Too many to mention that I need to thank, but I must mention our fantastic leader of the council and my agent
@AndrewHWestern
. Thanks Andy
Last year,
@unitedutilities
discharged sewage at 18 sites in
#Altrincham
&
#SaleWest
. Duration of discharges 2889 hrs (4 months) on average 2.2 times/day. Incl waterways like Bollin, Timperley and Sinderland Brooks and MSC. Plus 80 dumps into the Mersey from the Stretford side.
I’m appalled to hear about the now-deleted tweets by the Conservative candidate for Hale, Natalie Shalom.
There should be no place for racism amongst local cllrs and candidates in Altrincham and Sale West...[1/3]
I remember the poll tax non payment campaign. Thousands ended up with convictions. No help for people to avoid this. Likewise no help here to avoid credit scores being affected, bailiffs coming round, supply being cut off, being sued for debt plus interest/costs. Irresponsible
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Just some of our great
@Trafford_Labour
campaigners out speaking to residents in
#Timperley
around Wellington Rd this morning. If you weren’t in, we’ve left a card and I’d love to hear from you.
#Ben4AltSaleWest
Had some planning committee visits to do. Thought I’d go by car to experience gridlock reported due to
@TraffordCouncil
#A56
#PopUpBikeLane
. Sale 1730 > Old Trafford 1748. OT 1800 > Sale 1812 > Altrincham 1822 > Bowdon 1827. Traffic was slower though. Everyone driving at 30mph.
Chilly evening in
#Timperley
but a warm welcome from residents. Lots of people who voted Conservative last time who will never do so again and lots of support for
@UKLabour
There we go then.
#VoteLeave
accept they’re criminals and they broke electoral law in their 2016 referendum campaigning, yet MPs think we’ve got to respect the result no matter what? Let’s just
#RevokeA50
and get back to solving the deep problems that afflict our country
Last Feb Tory cllrs voted against council investing £22.5m in fixing our local roads. They also refuse to call for better funding settlement for
@TraffordCouncil
. We’re moving forward in really tough circumstances under
@Trafford_Labour
. Local Tories just want to hold us back.
1) Delighted to see my
@TraffordLabour
colleague Jo Harding propose another balanced budget for
@TraffordCouncil
for 2024/25 and to see council approve it. I’m not delighted about desperate state of local govt funding as direct result of 14 years of Conservative government...
I'm thrilled to be on the longlist to be
@uklabour
candidate for
#Altrincham
and
#SaleWest
and to have the chance to represent the area where I live. Also delighted to have the support of UK's largest trade union
@unisontheunion
A great Saturday as part of our Tour of Timperley week on
#LabourDoorstep
speaking to voters in Park Rd area. Lots of residents switching to and sticking with
@UKLabour
Lots of posters seen round Ashton! Thanks to residents for showing their support for
@UKLabour
. Want to join the club and show everyone you're supporting
@Trafford_Labour
too in the local elections? Message me and I can drop one off with you.
#TurningAshtonRed
#Ben4Ashton
Great team of campaigners out for
@UKLabour
in Timperley North today. Residents really pleased to see us. Need to practise my selfies though. Any tips
@CllrDavidActon
?
#Ben4AltSaleWest
Great day hearing views about what should go in
@Trafford_Labour
manifesto for local elections and then more GM wide ideas for manifesto for
@MayorofGM
. Proud of my daughter for wanting to come along and contributing her own ideas!
Delighted with last night's results. In Ashton, added 500 more votes and reduced the Tory majority to 109. Thank you to all the residents who put their faith in me. Congratulations to
@CouncillorJohnL
- a great campaign