Local Government Funding Settlement
Jeff Smith MP welcomes £331 million cash injection for Manchester City Council to boost local services. Under the Tories, local authorities were starved of investment, with core spending power down by around a quarter since 2010. That put immense pressure…
National Plan to End Homelessness
Jeff Smith MP has welcomed the Labour Government’s bold new strategy to end homelessness across the North West. Backed by £3.5 billion of investment over the next 3 years – including around an extra £101,952,855 for the North West. Labour’s…
Jeff Smith MP welcomes historic action to lift 1,520 children in Manchester Withington out of poverty
• Labour’s historic Child Poverty Strategy to lift 550,000 children out of poverty – delivering the largest reduction in child poverty in one Parliament since records began • As part of this 1,520 children in Manchester Withington will be lifted…
Manchester MPs Campaign for Local Government Support
I have joined other Manchester MPs in writing to the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government, to ask that the Government delivers a fair and substantial uplift in funding for Manchester City Council as part of the…
Jeff Smith MP welcomes Labour Government’s ban on ticket touting to protect fans from rip off prices
Music and sport fans will no longer be ripped off on the ticket resale market thanks to new measures which will destroy the operating model of ticket touts. As a member of the All Party group on Ticket Abuse, Jeff…
Saving lives through Stem Cell donation
Jeff Smith MP attended an event in Parliament to hear from young people raising awareness of the stem cell register in schools and playing a vital role in Anthony Nolan’s lifesaving mission. We are encouraging more people from Manchester Withington,…
Labour Government delivers extra energy bill support for 280,000 more families in the North West
Around 280,000 extra households in the North West will see their energy bills cut by £150 as a result of the Labour Government’s expansion of the Warm Home Discount. Thousands of families in the North West are beginning to receive…
Mental health support and peer support networks to get people back into work as Greater Manchester receives £10 million funding boost
Transformative inactivity trailblazer scheme extended as Government targets economic inactivity hotspots through joined up localised support. • Confidence building, social support groups and mental health support are just some of the ways local areas will be able to help local…
£84 million Government injection to tackle homelessness
Thousands of people facing homelessness will be supported by a new £84 million cash injection to councils up and down the country ahead of winter, with Manchester set to benefit. Children and families in temporary accommodation in will be prioritised…
Manchester Withington MP hails childcare expansion as “game-changing” for local families
Jeff Smith, Labour MP for Manchester Withington, has today welcomed the government’s landmark expansion of 30 hours’ funded childcare, calling it “a game-changer for working families in Manchester Withington.” Despite inheriting a broken system, this Labour government has delivered the…
Didsbury to Stockport Metrolink Extension
The Bee Network is a success in south Manchester and the Government is building on the integration of our bus, tram and train networks with £2.5bn in new funding. Last month the Chancellor announced that Greater Manchester will benefit from…
Jeff Smith MP backs new SME Strategy to boost local entrepreneurs, unlock finance and support high street growth in Manchester Withington
The Government has unveiled its flagship Small to Medium Sized Enterprise (SME) Strategy, a bold plan to unleash the potential of the UK’s 5.5 million small businesses and drive economic growth across every region. As part of the announcement, the…
Labour backs millions of leaseholders with strengthened rights and protections against excessive service charges
Jeff Smith, MP for Manchester Withington, has welcomed the Labour government’s consultation that will give millions of homeowners across England and Wales stronger rights and protections over their homes. Leaseholders are required to pay a service charge to cover the…
Labour’s road and rail upgrades will be “transformative” for Manchester
Jeff Smith MP has today heralded the greenlighting of vital road and rail upgrades as “transformative” for residents in Manchester. The announcement comes alongside the over £92 billion of investment announced at the spending review. The wave of projects set…
The government have launched a new era for the NHS with easier care in neighbourhoods
Millions of patients will be treated and cared for closer to their home by new teams of health professionals, Prime Minister Keir Starmer has set out today, as the Government’s Plan for Change delivers a brand-new era for the NHS…
Major investment in Manchester Crown Court as part of justice system overhaul
Victims’ experience of the justice system across Manchester will improve thanks to targeted funding to upgrade court facilities. The project will upgrade Courtrooms 3 and 5 at Manchester’s Crown Square Crown Court with modern seating, improved climate control, enhanced lighting,…
Labour Government pledges extra energy bill support for thousands of families in the North West
Almost three million more households, including 280,000 more families in the North Westt, will get support to pay their energy bills next winter, as the Labour government confirms additional cost of living support for families across the country. Labour is…
Jeff Smith MP hails Labour government’s “transformative” Infrastructure Strategy
Jeff Smith, Member of Parliament for Manchester Withington is supporting Labour’s announcement of £725bn for long-term funding for maintenance and major projects. The money comes as part of the recent Infrastructure Strategy, a long-term plan for how the government will…
Didsbury Village Post Office to remain open with extended hours
Jeff Smith MP has welcomed confirmation that Didsbury Village Post Office will remain open, following uncertainty and community concern over a potential closure. Residents across Didsbury expressed how much they value the local Post Office for its accessible services –…
Jeff Smith MP backs move to give free schools to over half a million more children through Labour’s Plan for Change
Jeff Smith, MP for Manchester Withington supports the Labour government’s plans to deliver a free nutritious meal every school day for over half a million more children, as Labour puts £500 back into parents’ pockets every year by expanding eligibility…
Manchester Withington pupils to benefit from Labour’s vital repairs to crumbling schools
Pupils in Manchester Withington are set to benefit from essential maintenance fixes being rolled out in schools across the country thanks to the Labour government, with up to £54.4 million being invested in schools across the North West, through the…
£2.5 billion investment for local transport to benefit Manchester Withington
The Chancellor has today announced that working people in Greater Manchester will benefit from a £2.5 billion investment in local transport. This forms part of the biggest ever investment in buses, trams and local train infrastructure in city regions as…
MP backs next generation of builders and carers set to rebuild Manchester Withington
Young people are set to benefit from 120,000 new training opportunities as part of a radical skills revolution, giving them the chance to develop skills where they are most needed across the workforce to rebuild Manchester Withington. More skilled brickies,…
Jeff Smith MP welcomes Labour Government’s new Bus Services Bill to boost local transport
Jeff Smith MP has welcomed the Labour Government’s Bus Services (No.2) Bill, which has its Second Reading in Parliament today (02/06/2025) and delivers on a key pledge to give local areas more control over bus services. The Labour Government’s legislation…
Faster cancer treatment thanks to Government funding for new radiotherapy machine at The Christie Hospital
Labour MP, Jeff Smith, has today welcomed news that cancer patients from the North West will be some of the thousands of cancer patients across the country who will see faster treatment thanks to the Labour government’s roll out of…
Seven criminal investigations into United Utilities launched since Labour took office
After 14 years of Conservative failure resulted in record levels of illegal sewage dumping in our rivers, lakes and seas, the Labour Government has announced it has spearheaded the largest increase in criminal action against water companies in history. A…
Labour government secures agreement with the EU that delivers for Manchester Withington
Jeff Smith, Labour MP for Manchester Withington has welcomed the UK-EU deal as one that delivers for local businesses and working people, delivering on the promise made by the Labour Government. Under the deal signed by the UK and EU,…
Jeff Smith MP backs Plan for Change as almost one million more young people to get access to school mental health support this year
Jeff Smith, MP for Manchester Withington is supporting plans to ensure almost one million more young people will have access to mental health support in school this year, as Labour gets on with delivering its manifesto promise for a national…
Labour opens applications for landmark 30 hours government-funded childcare expansion
Working parents in Manchester Withington will soon see cash back in their pockets as the Labour government opens applications for 30 hours of funded childcare from September. From 12 May, all eligible working parents of children who will be 9…
Labour government delivering GP surgery refurbs to enable more appointments across the country
Jeff Smith, Labour MP for Manchester Withington has today welcomed the Labour government’s announcement that patients will benefit from over 8.3 million more GP appointments each year as over a thousand doctor’s surgeries receive a bricks and mortar upgrade to…
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