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Debbie Abrahams MP

@debbieabrahamsmp.bsky.social
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Member of Parliament for Oldham East and Saddleworth. Chair of the Work and Pensions Select Committee. Fellow of the Faculty of Public Health. Former NHS Trust Chair & PH academic. Tackling inequalities and fighting for fairness.

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Debbie Abrahams MP @debbieabrahamsmp.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Brilliant announcement by Yvette Cooper just now saying VAWG is an epidemic and her aim to treat it as a public health crisis. More details in these posts: bsky.app/profile/jess...
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Debbie Abrahams MP @debbieabrahamsmp.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Google Maps has updated its satellite images. The first picture here is of a part of Rafah, in the very south of the Gaza Strip - note the Bilal Mosque in the middle with its two domes - in August 2023. The second image is the same area this year.
Rafah before the bombingRafah after the bombing
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Debbie Abrahams MP @debbieabrahamsmp.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
🌹Labour Conference 2026 - WATCH: Prime Minister Andy Burnham addresses Labour Party Conference ➡️YouTube: www.youtube.com/live/5HJVWxe...
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WATCH LIVE: Prime Minister Andy Burnham addresses Labour Party Conference at 2pm
YouTube video by Labour Party
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Debbie Abrahams MP @debbieabrahamsmp.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
It was a pleasure to catch up with #MikeBarker, Deputy Chief Executive and Director of Health & Care Integration, Oldham's lead at the GM #ICB.
Debbie Abrahams MP meeting with Mike Barker, Deputy Executive Officer and Director of Health & Care IntegrationDebbie Abrahams MP meeting with Mike Barker, Deputy Executive Officer and Director of Health & Care Integration
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Debbie Abrahams MP @debbieabrahamsmp.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
🚨 Announced at Labour Conference 2026: Next year, Avanti West Coast will be brought into public ownership. 🌹Labour is building a railway Britain can rely on. - 👉 Read more: www.thetimes.com/article/b68f...
Avanti West Coast Public Ownership Graphic
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Debbie Abrahams MP @debbieabrahamsmp.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
Fantastic Tribune event last night with a great line up of speakers including First Minister Lou Haigh, Deputy Leader & Education Secretary Lucy Powell, Housing and Communities Sec, Angie Rayner, CMS Secretary Lisa Nandy and Assistant GC TUC, Kate Bell.
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Debbie Abrahams MP @debbieabrahamsmp.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
I am saddened to hear about the passing of former Councillor Peter Dean, whom I have known for many years.
Death of Peter Dean announced in the Oldham Times
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Debbie Abrahams MP @debbieabrahamsmp.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
🌹ICYMI: With Labour, first-time buyers will be able to buy a new-build home with a deposit of just 2.5%. Too many young people are struggling with the cost of housing, with many giving up hope of ever having a home to call their own.
Infographic about Your First Home scheme
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Debbie Abrahams MP @debbieabrahamsmp.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Residents contact me to discuss numerous issues, big or small. I am always happy to help where I can. Sometimes it is not my remit but I am always happy to signpost where appropriate and it is always good to see a positive outcome.
Casework Win Infographic
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Institute for Government @instituteforgovernment.org.uk · 15/09/2026
EVENT | Does the UK do enough to guard against corruption in public life? Thursday 17 Sept, 17:30 With political donations in the news, join us to hear an expert panel discuss what reforms may be needed to strengthen transparency and accountability www.instituteforgovernment.org.uk/event/does-u...
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Martin McKee @martinmckee.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
A bit of history - my colleagues Josep Figueras & Elias Mossialos describe how we created @obshealth.bsky.social almost 30 years ago www.lse.ac.uk/lse-health/n...
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Building the European Observatory on Health Systems and Policies
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Yuan Yang @yuanfenyang.bsky.social · 12/05/2026
From the many conversations I've had with my Labour colleagues in Parliament, there is a consensus about the importance of setting out clear fiscal rules and getting the cost of borrowing down. The best way to address the cost of living is to get growth up and inflation down.
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Caabu (Council for Arab-British Understanding) @caabu.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Britain-Palestine APPG warns banks & financial institutions about involvement in major Israeli E1 settlement project - that would divide the West Bank and forcibly displace Palestinian communities See letter from @debbieabrahamsmp.bsky.social & @andymcdonaldmp.bsky.social caabu.org/news/news/br...
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Debbie Abrahams MP @debbieabrahamsmp.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
Well done to the @metropolitanpolice.bsky.social and Greater Manchester Police for working together to stop this attack. It is almost a year since the attack on Heaton Park Shul, and a year on these people are still a threat to our friends in the Jewish community, but they will not win.
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Plot targeting Manchester Jewish community disrupted, say police
Two men were arrested in Manchester on Sunday, say counter-terror police.
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Debbie Abrahams MP @debbieabrahamsmp.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
🚨NEW! Suffering a bereavement or the loss of a pregnancy is one of the most painful experiences a family can go through.
Labour is giving you more rights for family bereavement and pregnancy loss
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Debbie Abrahams MP @debbieabrahamsmp.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
At the weekend Uppermill Brass Band attended the National Brass Band Championships of Great Britain in York, where they were representing the North West in the Second Section.
Uppermill Brass Band
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Debbie Abrahams MP @debbieabrahamsmp.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Parliamentarians from across parties gathered in Westminster for a vigil to mark the International Day of Peace, 21st September 2026.
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Debbie Abrahams MP @debbieabrahamsmp.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
Wishing all Jewish communities in the UK and across the world a blessed Yom Kippur.
Yom Kippur Infographic
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Debbie Abrahams MP @debbieabrahamsmp.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
International Equal Pay Day represents the campaign for equal pay for work of equal value. In the UK among all employees the gender pay gap is 12.8% (ONS, 2025).
Equal Pay Infographic
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Debbie Abrahams MP @debbieabrahamsmp.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
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Disabled people need right to travel abroad, say UK MPs amid ‘ridiculous’ restrictions row
Outcry over ‘brazenly discriminatory’ funding practices among NHS care boards and local councils, with wide variations in rules
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Debbie Abrahams MP @debbieabrahamsmp.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
This week, I was pleased to be joined by the Speaker, Sir Lindsay Hoyle, and other British Parliamentarians to promote peace at home and overseas, ahead of the UN International Day of Peace on 21st September.
Parliamentarians for Peace picture
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Debbie Abrahams MP @debbieabrahamsmp.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I would like to invite you to join my annual Memory Walk in support of the Alzheimer's Society on 17th October.
Debbie Abrahams' MP Memory Walk
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Debbie Abrahams MP @debbieabrahamsmp.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Shana tovah u’metukah My little one had her little one on Friday, so belated wishes for a happy Rosh Hashanah – wishing all my Jewish friends and constituents across Oldham East and Saddleworth a happy and healthy new year
Rosh Hashanah infographic
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Debbie Abrahams MP @debbieabrahamsmp.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
🚨 NEW! From this weekend, if your train is cancelled, you can get on another operator’s service and carry on your journey without paying again. 🌹Labour is putting passengers first with this simple, common sense change.
At top: image of train travelling along a viaduct.
At bottom: bird's eye view of a pair of railway tracks.

Text reads: "News - Rail passengers can now switch operators for free when trains are cancelled"
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Debbie Abrahams MP @debbieabrahamsmp.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Thank you to my team for taking the time to speak to residents in #Springhead Many residents have contacted me about housing concerns, @labouruk.bsky.social are committed to a 10 year social and affordable homes programme:
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Debbie Abrahams MP @debbieabrahamsmp.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
@heidialexander.bsky.social has been in Derby today to announce a new fleet of British-built trains to deliver faster, more frequent and more reliable journeys across the North. We're backing our businesses, delivering better trains and reindustrialising our country.
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Debbie Abrahams MP @debbieabrahamsmp.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
In the UK, 7,147 people take their lives every year. That is 11.2 per 100k, and in Oldham it is 10.0 per 100k. Suicide is a global public health issue that affects people of all ages & regions.
Samaritans Infographic
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Debbie Abrahams MP @debbieabrahamsmp.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
This #WorldSuicidePreventionDay, I'm sharing an important message from @samaritans.bsky.social If you think someone might be suicidal, take action, interrupt their thoughts and show them you care. 💚 To find out how, visit samaritans.org/WSPD
Infographic for Samaritans
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Debbie Abrahams MP @debbieabrahamsmp.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Cowboy builders don't just rip people off. They leave families with months of stress, the disruption of unfinished work, and too often out of pocket. There's also that horrible feeling of being taken advantage of.
Bad Builders & Traders infographic
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Debbie Abrahams MP @debbieabrahamsmp.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
The key points from the Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband's Israel-Palestine statement.
Infographic from the Britain Palestine Project on the Miliband Package
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Debbie Abrahams MP @debbieabrahamsmp.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Good coverage from the BBC on public opposition to disability cuts, please read more here 👉🏼 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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Support for disability benefits 'remarkably strong' report finds
About 7% of those polled wanted disability benefit cuts, according to the latest British Social Attitudes survey.
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Debbie Abrahams MP @debbieabrahamsmp.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Today the Foreign Secretary @edmilibandmp.bsky.social made a statement on a UK trade ban of goods and some services between the UK and illegal settlements in the occupied West Bank.
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Debbie Abrahams MP @debbieabrahamsmp.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Some of the things I've done recently: - I was out in #Crompton speaking to people as normal as part of my #weeklyMPknock;
Infographic on the last week
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Debbie Abrahams MP @debbieabrahamsmp.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
#MilibandPackage #resetUKIsrael Banning trade with illegal Israeli settlements is a UK national consensus: supporting the ICJ is mainstream not extreme. Time to break with the past and act in UK's national interest and act with UK public opinion.
Infographic about banning trade with illegal Israeli settlements
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Debbie Abrahams MP @debbieabrahamsmp.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
@iloveoldham.bsky.social are responsible for bin collections and while they are not in my remit I often contact the council on residents behalf, try and move their case along. If you face a similar problem or any issue you want to discuss with me, contact me on abrahamsd@parliament.uk
Infographic about CaseworkWins
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Debbie Abrahams MP @debbieabrahamsmp.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
In #Crompton talking to residents on my #weeklyMPknock Thank you to everyone who took their time to speak to us and thank you my team. If we missed you and there's something you wanted to talk to me about you can email me at abrahamsd@parliament.uk
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Debbie Abrahams MP @debbieabrahamsmp.bsky.social · 07/09/2026
Another Surgery, this week in Shaw at the lifelong learning centre. Some serious housing issues but also concerns about speeding. I work closely with stakeholders such as First Choice Homes Oldham and @iloveoldham.bsky.social to address these and other concerns.
Debbie Abrahams MP at the Lifelong Learning Centre in Shaw
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Debbie Abrahams MP @debbieabrahamsmp.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
The wonderful Marshall family are once again hosting their annual concert in support of Dr Kershaw's. A fantastic afternoon and worthy cause. #TheMarshallFamily #DrKershaws
Poster for the Marshall family in concert in Oldham
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Debbie Abrahams MP @debbieabrahamsmp.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
As part of the 'Safeguarding: one year on' inquiry, the @WorkandPensCommittee heard evidence from the DWP Minister Sir Stephen Timms, and his officials, Dr Gail Allsopp, DWP Chief Medical Advisor,
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Debbie Abrahams MP @debbieabrahamsmp.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
It was wonderful to welcome my dear friend @andyburnham.bsky.social to the House of Commons in his role as Prime Minister where he delivered he delivered his first statement in that role.
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Debbie Abrahams MP @debbieabrahamsmp.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Labour is helping children and parents this September.
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Debbie Abrahams MP @debbieabrahamsmp.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
I have met some incredible people during my time as an MP for #Oldham East and #Saddleworth.
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Debbie Abrahams MP @debbieabrahamsmp.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
I would like to invite you to join my annual Memory Walk in support of the Alzheimer's Society on 17th October.
Debbie Abrahams' MP Memory Walk
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Debbie Abrahams MP @debbieabrahamsmp.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
Labour is funding more than 70,000 new homes across England, putting councils at the heart of housebuilding and helping more families find a safe, secure home.
Infographic about house building
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Debbie Abrahams MP @debbieabrahamsmp.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
🚨 NEW! Andy Burnham’s first instruction as Prime Minister was to end rough sleeping. Labour is getting started with a national drive to get everyone in for Christmas. - 👉 Read more: www.lbc.co.uk/article/ange...
infographic about every rough sleeper having a route off the street by winter
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Debbie Abrahams MP @debbieabrahamsmp.bsky.social · 28/08/2026
Some of the things I've done recently: - Following the news that Israel is pressing ahead to build illegal E1 ‘super-settlement’, as Co-Chair of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Britain-Palestine,
Infographic on recent activities of MP Debbie Abrahams
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Debbie Abrahams MP @debbieabrahamsmp.bsky.social · 26/08/2026
I received this lovely bit of feedback on Friday:
Casework Wins Infographic
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Debbie Abrahams MP @debbieabrahamsmp.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
On Saturday it was international day commemorating the victims of acts of violence based on religion or belief.
Infographic for International Day commemorating the victims of acts of violence based on religion or belief.
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Debbie Abrahams MP @debbieabrahamsmp.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
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Debbie Abrahams MP @debbieabrahamsmp.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
Joint statement from the foreign ministries of Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom on Israel closing the investigation into strikes on the World Central Kitchen convoy in Gaza on 1 April 2024.
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