James Frith MP

Labour MP for Bury North. Cabinet Office and DSIT Minister. Sport. Music nut. Personal views.

[James Frith MP @JamesFrith]

Bury North is my family’s home town

I want for your family everything I want for mine

Across our town we play by the rules to make ends meet

We know its tough

We know many more have it even tougher

Our country is going backwards

After 14 years of this Tory government, what works? What’s got better?

Families are struggling with the cost of living crisis

Ordinary working people, hammered with the highest taxes in 80 years

Public Services have become Public Struggles

The NHS is in crisis, waiting times are up, getting a GP appointment gets harder

People are hard up, fed up but we mustn’t give up

My faith in our town remains

We need an MP that unites

One that champions you and our town

More money in your pocket

Public services back on their feet, fit for the future

Our schools need investment, and a plan for every child

Children with special educational needs need specialism and real educational care

Bury businesses need backing not burdening, whether they’re start up or scale-up

The green jobs of the future must come to Bury first

We must take back our streets from anti-social behaviour and crime

Labour has changed and is ready to change Britain

To make everyday life better for everyone

To raise the floor on which we all stand

You know I am on your side

Together, we:

Saved the walk-in centre;
Funded our Hospice;
Got the country behind saving Bury FC

I’ve secured life-saving drugs for Bury families on the NHS;

Championed local jobs;

And I’m still fighting the inequalities in education

Let’s move forward after these damaging Tory years

Bury and Britain needs change, not more of the same

It’s a clear choice between a changed Labour Party and the same old Tories

We can build a better future
It’s time for a fresh start
Bury and Britain needs change
I am change Bury North can trust
And I am determined to deliver it, so that everyone of us can thrive.

#ChangeYouCanTrust

[Jake Richards MP @JakeBenRichards]

Our changes to the youth justice system will put public protection first.

I spoke with @RSylvester1 about our transformative plans to prioritise early intervention, implement tougher requirements for offenders and responsible adults, and modernise our custody settings.

The fact that c.2/3s of the 13,000 children sentenced each year go on to reoffend shows we are failing. 80% of adult persistent offenders first entered the justice system as children.

We must improve. Our agenda will turn around young lives and cut crime.

@ObserverUK

https://t.co/NZUo1De0Gs

[Emily Cox @LBGAmbNorth]

🚀 Supporting the first Building Futures in #BuryNorth Jobs Fair with @JamesFrith MP.

Drop by and chat with our brilliant @LBGplc team about apprenticeships, early careers and routes into banking – plus tips and support to help you take your next step.

[James Frith MP @JamesFrith]

And the finisher

[James Frith MP @JamesFrith]

Personal best with the db press and row today (25kgs)

I’ve been Hyrox training for a year now properly, dropped 20kg+ in weight and now concentrating on strength and building it back up.

[James Frith MP @JamesFrith]

Personal best with the db press and row today (25kgs)

I’ve been Hyrox training for a year now properly, dropped 20kg+ in weight and now concentrating on strength and building it back up.

[Geoff Norcott @GeoffNorcott]

He’s right.
It’s a fucking disgrace.

[England @England]

Come Together.

[James Frith MP @JamesFrith]

Saturday mission

Pull ups
Plate carry
Push press
Air bike
Ski
Deadlift
Row
Press ups
Snatches
Burpee broad jump
C2 bike
Downups

[Cabinet Office @cabinetofficeuk]

In Glasgow this week, Minister @JamesFrith spoke to @FSB_Scotland and visited @FatBuddhaStore to hear how we can use digital ID to make public services work better for small businesses.

[James Frith MP @JamesFrith]

@GuidoFawkes Nice. I’m arriving back in Bury as we speak. That’s 3 hours travel. Nice to have had an end of term drink with my private office and to see my mate Wes outside too🍻

[Shabana Mahmood MP @ShabanaMahmood]

Net migration down 82%.

Net migration is now at 171,000, down from a high of 944,000 under the Conservatives.

This Government is restoring order and control to our borders.

[Steven Swinford @Steven_Swinford]

Breaking:

Net migration nearly HALVED in the year to December 2025, falling to 171,000

[Peter Kyle @peterkyle]

Small businesses shouldn’t have to chase money they’re owed.

That’s why we’re announcing the largest crackdown on late payments in over 25 years.

https://t.co/GARqFMRHXQ

[Jake Richards MP @JakeBenRichards]

Rights and responsibilities.

Our new approach to youth justice ensures families are supported to turn around young lives. But there are expectations for parents too. That’s what our communities expect.

I was asked about our new parenting orders on @GBNEWS today. 👇

[James Frith MP @JamesFrith]

I’m proud to support @AndyBurnhamGM in the Makerfield by-election.

As a Manchester MP, I’ve seen first hand the support for Andy and the appreciation of his work as our Greater Manchester Mayor.

He knows how to connect, inspires hope, tells it how it is and will take the fight to Reform.

I hope he’ll get the nod he’s allowed to stand and goes on to be selected and elected and my team and I will play our part in making that happen.

[Andy Burnham @AndyBurnhamGM]

I can confirm that I will be requesting the permission of the NEC to stand in the Makerfield by-election.

I grew up in this area and have lived here for 25 years. I care deeply about it and its people. I know they have been let down by national politics.

Ten years ago, I decided to leave Westminster. Why? Because, after 16 years, I came to the conclusion that our national political system does not work for areas like ours. I learnt this fighting its failure to invest in the Wigan borough, for justice for the Hillsborough families and against its treatment of Greater Manchester during the pandemic.

Over the last decade, I have been challenging this failure from the outside and building a new and better way of doing politics. We have built Greater Manchester into the fastest-growing city-region in the UK and put buses back under public control, introducing a £2 fare cap to help people with cost-of-living pressures.

However, there is only so much that can be done from Greater Manchester. Much bigger change is needed at a national level if everyday life is to be made more affordable again. This is why I now seek people’s support to return to Parliament: to bring the change we have brought to Greater Manchester to the whole of the UK and make politics work properly for people.

Millions are struggling and they need the Labour Government to succeed. It has already made changes to make life better for them in its first two years. After this week, we owe it to people to come back together as a Labour movement, giving the Prime Minister and the Government the space and stability they need as the by-election takes place.

I want to recognise the difficult decision taken by Josh Simons and the sacrifice he and his family are making. I have worked closely with him as Mayor on issues like flooding and illegal waste dumping and have seen first-hand how effective he has been. He has put the communities of Makerfield first, made a real difference for them and should take great pride in that.

Finally, I truly do not take a single vote for granted and will work hard to regain the trust of people in the Makerfield constituency, many of whom have long supported our party but lost faith in recent times. We will change Labour for the better and make it a party you can believe in again.

ENDS

[Channel 4 News @Channel4News]

NHS sees biggest improvement in waiting times in 16 years

https://t.co/CxLM0P4cHI

[The Labour Party @UKLabour]

This Labour government has the right economic plan.

The choices we have made mean our economy is in a stronger position, as we deal with the costs of conflict abroad.

[Faisal Islam @faisalislam]

UK GDP per head grew by 0.6% in q1 2026 to which is the fastest economic growth per capita in a quarter for 4 years…

UK GDP growth itself is fastest of the 6 G7 countries that have reported so far (and Japan expected at 0.4%, would be fastest full stop)

Quite the backdrop for a leadership challenge…

[Politics UK @PolitlcsUK]

🚨 NEW: The UK economy grew by 0.6% in the first 3 months of 2026

[Rachel Reeves @RachelReevesMP]

Today’s strong growth figures show the Government has the right economic plan.

The choices I have made as Chancellor mean our economy is in a stronger position as we deal with the costs of the war in Iran.

Now is not the time to put our economic stability at risk.

[Torsten Bell @TorstenBell]

A very strong start to 2026 -significantly above forecasts. GDP/capita rose 0.6% in first three months of 2026 (@OBR_UK expected gdp/capita to grow by 0.8% in 2026 as a whole)