Blackpool first, party second. That is the principle I have stuck to while working as your MP for the past 100 days. It’s the approach I will always take for my constituents.

In 2022-23 the prevalence of GP diagnosed depression here was the highest in the country, at 21.6 per cent of the population. 3,000 people in my home town have a severe mental illness. 

Join me to mark my first 100 days in office this Saturday, 12th October.

Cadent has a strong ethos of social responsibility – actively working towards having a greater, positive impact on its customers and communities. 

I’ve called on the government to allow those with small occupational pensions to claim them too.

Labour's Plan To Make Work Pay will ban this awful practice

I’m encouraging all schools to apply for these £1,000 grants aimed to help improve or extend existing breakfast provision in schools.

Energy payments of £200-£300 are available for vulnerable households to apply for before 30th September.

Blackpool has a rich cultural heritage and thriving arts scene, with the Grundy Art Gallery at its heart since 1911.

The Kensington Foundation is a Blackpool-based charity which aims to promote the relief of homelessness, poverty, deprivation and distress.

The Women Against State Pension Inequality Campaign has been fighting for justice for all women born in the 1950s affected by the changes to the State Pension Age (SPA).

The Great Lancashire Debate is Lancashire County Council's public speaking competition, to get young people involved in democracy and debating.

The Harbour is a local mental health hospital that provides specialised care and treatment for adults experiencing severe mental health conditions that cannot be managed safely at home.

At my recent help and advice surgery at South Shore Pitstop Cafe, I met with members of my constituency to listen to their concerns and discuss their feelings about our local area.

This week, I had a crucial meeting with the Asylum Minister to address the pressing concerns I have regarding the accommodation of asylum-seeking families at the Metropole Hotel.

The money is targeted at activities to improve community cohesion, clean ups and repair, and to improve community security and communications. The fund is flexible meaning local areas can decide how best to deliver support to the areas most affected.

Under the new Labour government the DWP is not a department to be feared – one that punishes and scapegoats people who have the least. It’s one that will lift people out of poverty and take care of people when they need it. 

I was elected by you and I promised I would never do anything to make my constituents poorer. Means-testing the Winter Fuel Payment, without considering those who fall just above the threshold, will do just that.

Northern Soul, George Formby and festivals of light – these are just three of the cultural strands that connect Blackpool to Wigan and just some of the reasons that Wigan MP and new culture secretary, Lisa Nandy, was drawn to the coastal resort for an official visit. 

Preparation for the demolition of Hartes department store on Waterloo Road and Bond Street is underway. This has to be a step in the right direction for the regeneration of South Shore.