Tony spoke at Action on Mesothelioma Day, organised by the Greater Manchester Asbestos Victims Support Group at Manchester Town Hall. There was also a short outdoor memorial service in Lincoln Square.

Dina and Bren, two residents from New Moston, visited Tony in the House of Commons recently before going on to a Garden Party. Dina and Bren, like many people in this country, give up their time and energy to help their local community and make the area a better place.

Pictured here are young people from the Church of England School of the Resurrection, Beswick. The group were visiting the Archbishop of Canterbury in Lambeth Palace and met with Tony afterwards near Parliament this week, when they spoke about the importance of the great Mancunian Emmeline Pankhurst who was of course leader of the British suffragette movement which helped women win the right to vote.

Tony is pictured here with a delegation of young people from Pakistan who were visiting Manchester.

Picture of Ed Miliband taken by Tony at the Labour National Policy Forum in Wrexham.

Tony is pictured with Angie and Katie who are part of SOLE, the YPAC Youth Forum in Miles Platting. Tony met with the group on Friday 24th June. YPAC helps the young people think through and address some of the issues that press upon them, and make a difference to the life of their neighbourhood.

Tony is pictured with Manchester’s Lord Mayor, Cllr Mike Carmody, and guests at a party to celebrate the 100th birthday of Manchester resident Mary Philips. Mary turned 100 – still a tremendous achievement even today – on 23 June 2011.

Tony Lloyd MP on the dangers of NHS reform and privatisation from UNISON NewsNow on Vimeo.

Tory MPs proposed legislation that would spark a desperate race to the bottom for low paid jobseekers. Most sensationally Philip Davies MP caused national outrage by suggesting that this legislation would help jobseekers with learning disabilities and mental health problems by allowing them to undercut jobseekers who do not have disabilities or health issues. The Tory backbenchers attempted to roll back National Minimum Wage legislation on Friday arguing for an opt out clause.

Tony Lloyd MP spoke in opposition to the Private Members Bill which was supported by Bury North MP David Nuttall.

Tony said, ‘this Bill is essentially a retrograde, unfortunate and, in the end, quite dangerous little piece of social legislation. Nevertheless, there is a real debate to be had on these issues. It is a debate that ought to take place from time to time, if only to remind people of two things: first, why we need the national minimum wage; and secondly, … to remind my own constituents and, for example, those of Philip Davies just what a rotten, nasty party the Conservative party can be.’

Tony was speaking in the Employment Opportunities Bill debate, which can be found here.