Mid-February Overview From pension injustices to urgent Home Office-related cases, housing concerns to student finance pressures, it’s been busy! 381 cases resolved and 1,190+ emails responded to in the last month. Always putting Salford first. The Mandelson Scandal On ITV’s Peston programme, I made clear that trust in politics depends on integrity, transparency and accountability. The revelations surrounding Peter Mandelson’s long-standing association with Jeffrey Epstein … Continue reading February Newsletter

Salford MP, Rebecca Long-Bailey, whilst calling on the Government to develop a sustainable funding model for Higher Education and university research which sees the abolition of tuition fees as a long term goal, is calling on the Chancellor to immediately reverse the three year freeze on the Plan 2 repayment threshold, and to meet with campaigners to implement wider urgent proposals to reform the broken … Continue reading Rebecca Long-Bailey MP calls on Chancellor to reverse student loan threshold freeze

Further to Rebecca Long-Bailey MP, Labour’s Member of Parliament for Salford and Co-Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on State Pension Inequality for Women, calling out the Government’s decision to once again rule out compensation for women born in the 1950s affected by changes to the State Pension age last week, she has co-ordinated a cross-party letter signed by an additional 91 Members of Parliament … Continue reading Rebecca Long-Bailey MP: Members across the Houses of Parliament are united in fight for compensation for 1950s born women facing state injustice

Rebecca Long-Bailey MP, Labour’s Member of Parliament for Salford and Co-Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on State Pension Inequality for Women, has called out the Government’s decision to once again rule out compensation for women born in the 1950s affected by changes to the State Pension age. Following today’s statement to Parliament, Rebecca said that “It is frankly wrong that the Government has once again … Continue reading Rebecca Long-Bailey MP: Government apology welcome, but refusal to compensate 1950s women is wrong

Stronger Rights at Work I am pleased that the Employment Rights Bill has passed Parliament and will soon become law. It will mean fairer sick pay, stronger protection from zero-hour contracts and unfair dismissal, improved parental leave and tougher redundancy rules, all backed up by enforcement through a new Fair Work Agency. This is a significant step towards making work more secure and treating people … Continue reading January Newsletter

As we approach the festive period, I wanted to take a moment to wish you and your loved ones a peaceful and Merry Christmas break. This time of year gives us the chance to reflect, cherish our loved ones around us, and above all appreciate the incredible people who make Salford what it is. From our fantastic councillors and City Mayor, to the council workforce, … Continue reading Merry Christmas

My office will be closed for the Christmas break from Friday 19th December 2025 and will re-open on Monday 5th January 2026. However, I will be intermittently checking the inbox for any urgent enquiries which cannot wait until 5th January. Please ensure you include your full address and a contact number. All other correspondence will be responded to after 5th January. I have also included … Continue reading Christmas Helplines

Tax Extreme Wealth I recently spoke on BBC Politics Live about the need for a fairer tax system ahead of this year’s Autumn Budget. Last year, MPs from across Parliament urged the Government to take meaningful steps to ensure that those with the greatest wealth contribute more. One year on, the case for change has only grown stronger. Our tax system continues to place a … Continue reading November Newsletter

Salford Council planning committee confirmed outline approval for Henley Investment Management planning application to demolish the northern section of Regent Retail Park and redevelop the site on Thursday 6th November. This was not the result we were hoping for from the planning meeting as we believe there are significant outstanding concerns with Henley’s plans that have not been addressed. Save Regent Retail Park Campaign (SRRPC) … Continue reading Residents Keep Up Fight to Be Heard by Henley

In July 2024 Henley Investment Management submitted a planning application to demolish affordable shops at Regent Retail Park to build the tallest tower outside of London.  In response local residents set up the Save Regent Retail Park Campaign (SRRPC) to fight Henley’s plans. Hundreds of residents have submitted objections to Salford Council and thousands have signed the petitions. In July 2025 SRRPC argued at a … Continue reading Regent Retail Park: Residents continue fight to have their voice heard