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Long Covid Debate

Yesterday, I took part in a Long Covid debate secured by my colleague Layla Moran MP.  It’s important that we recognise that we need a societal not just a healthcare response to Long Covid. Working age people with Long Covid must be provided with support by their employer and the Government through the Department for […]

Debbie Abrahams MP’s update on Dovestone

Last summer I convened a meeting with the owners of the site, United Utilities (UU), the site’s leaseholder, the RSPB, other partners and concerned residents to discuss the antisocial and frankly dangerous behaviour of visitors to Dovestone. UU and the partners agreed to draft proposals for a new visitors’ strategy to address these issues and […]

Christmas & New Year office opening hours & useful contacts

Due to the festive break, my office will close on Friday 18th December and re-open on Monday 4th January 2021. If you have an urgent query, such as homelessness, please email details to abrahamsd@parliament.uk. This mailbox will be checked intermittently for urgent cases only. If you do not have access to emails, you can call […]

We’re halfway there, so well done

As we approach the halfway point of the Government’s nationwide lockdown, I want to thank constituents and businesses for abiding by the new restrictions. The Government has lost control of the virus, and my first duty is to keep my constituents safe. That is why I voted for the lockdown. Nobody voted for the regulations […]

If the government wants to ‘level up’, it should tackle inequality first

An inglorious fact about Britain has been brutally and devastatingly exposed by Covid-19: we are one of the most unequal societies in the western world. The Lawrence report, released yesterday, showed us why this is the case and how we can fix it. The coronavirus pandemic has left many of us feeling utterly powerless. Our lives have been upended, […]

Covid-19: A Disease of Poverty

Like infectious diseases of the past, Covid-19 is a disease of poverty. If you map Covid prevalence with deprivation the results are stark. It has also exposed the ingrained inequalities across our society, and I say this as a former public health consultant with over 20 years’ experience rather than as an opposition MP. But […]

Debbie Abrahams MP Covid-19 response update

Following on from my blog last Friday, I wanted to provide you with an update on my activities. Last Thursday, I attended an emergency meeting with the Council and fellow Oldham MPs, in response to the worrying levels of the Covid-19 infection rates across the borough. During this meeting, myself, Jim McMahon and Angela Rayner […]

PLEASE DO YOUR DUTY TO PREVENT A FULL LOCKDOWN IN OLDHAM

With Covid infection rates at worrying levels (107.5 per 100,000 people for the week end 8th August, up from 57.8 per 100,000 in the previous week) across Oldham, the Government has warned Oldham Council that unless the levels of Covid infection across the borough start reducing significantly, Oldham will face a full lockdown similar to […]

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