Oliver Ryan MP
@OliverRyanUK
Followers
7K
Following
20K
Media
687
Statuses
3K
Proud Labour Member of Parliament for #Burnley #Padiham & #Brierfield For casework or general enquiries, email me to [email protected]
Burnley
Joined August 2010
January 2025 marks an important occasion for me. Six months ago, I was elected to serve as the new Member of Parliament for #Burnley #Padiham & #Brierfield - a privilege and an honour. We've got a lot done, but a lot still yet to do. Here is what I've been up to ๐๐ป
140
8
81
"Won't somebody think of the millionaires?!" .As much as I love Clarkson's Farm, telling everyone you've found a tax loophole by buying up farm land (which incidentally drives up agri land prices, locking out new farmers) & then protesting when that loophole is closed, is silly.
๐จBREAKING: Jeremy Clarkson reveals he will be attending the large scale farming protest on Nov 19th. Labour are finished.
2K
1K
10K
For those asking me about Employers NI Contributions, I've just had this from a local Burnley business owner ๐๐ป
1K
2K
8K
Twitter is so grim. All I can say is, thank God Britain isn't America, and let's please keep it that way. Anyway, here's a nice picture of the #Burnley constituency countryside to lighten everyone's feed.
8K
445
8K
But. but. but. someone once gave Keir Starmer a free pen, so! ๐คท๐ปโโ๏ธ.
๐จ NEW: The previous government spent ยฃ114,000,000 on cancelled Covid contracts. 86% of this was given to firms with links to senior Tories . [@GoodLawProject].
2K
432
6K
Imagine being so self-indulgent you make the murder of children (and subsequent charging of the murderer) about yourself - "I was right all along" ๐คฎ. He may be an MP, but he's no statesman, still the man ranting to himself from the corner of the pub, trying to stir up hatred.
The Southport attacker has now been charged with Terrorism offences. Perhaps I was right all along.
4K
587
5K
Wonder if we can get this to 10,000 likes?! To combat the "sky is falling" press. !.
For those asking me about Employers NI Contributions, I've just had this from a local Burnley business owner ๐๐ป
302
1K
4K
Reform? Bigoted?!.I'm shocked. Shocked, I tell you. Rupert, hun, we're not going anywhere.
This flag should not be on display in hospitals, schools and other public sector institutions. If private individuals wish to display their views, that's fine - but not when taxpayer money is involved. Keep politics out of the public sector.
2K
258
4K
Absolute disgrace. The Leader of the Conservatives on Burnley Council has sent an email to the whole Council attempting to justify & explain rioting thugs by talking about "migration".@Conservatives .@BurnleyExpress .@BBCLancashire .@lancstelegraph .@MirrorPolitics .@MENnewsdesk
2K
927
2K
"But. but. but. Labour are in Government, the sky must be falling, no?" . No.
Most UK businesses expect to grow in new year, surveys find.Economic confidence polls reveal that 70% expect turnover to rise and 73% expect profitability to rise.
751
178
959
The next Prime Minister of the United Kingdom ๐๐ป
1K
56
786
This decision was negotiated by successive governments. Wider point, it's a real shame just how much The Telegraph has lost it recently.
๐จ BREAKING: Starmer gives up British sovereignty of Chagos Islands โto boost global securityโ. The islands have been signed away after 200 years of British rule.
200
95
781
Pleasure to meet local farmers from Briercliffe, Cliviger and Burnley more generally with the NFU recently, to hear about their work and their support for our communities. We support farmers. (To address this head on, on Inheritance Tax, I made clear that the changes won't
331
169
817
15
19
619
What a budget! Never been more proud of @RachelReevesMP - my particular highlights: . ๐ท ๐๐๐ฒ ๐ซ๐ข๐ฌ๐ ๐๐จ๐ซ ๐ ๐ฆ๐ข๐ฅ๐ฅ๐ข๐จ๐ง ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐ค๐๐ซ๐ฌ. Increase the National Living Wage to ยฃ12.21 an hour, and increasing the National Minimum Wage for 18-21 year olds. โ ๐๐จ.
376
124
580
Vote reform: Get a jet-setter. It's Education Questions in the House of Commons today, followed by statements on Higher Education and Farming Funding. Nigel is paid to be here, but he's paid significantly more to be a TV showman, so he's in America, sorry Clacton! ๐คท๐ปโโ๏ธ.
271
89
585
๐นThe Parliamentary Labour Party and the Prime Minister, 8th July 2024.
14
23
531
(In addition, this guy funded hateful and anti-Labour candidates, take his accreditation and don't grant him a pass again.).
Owen Jones spotted chasing Rachel Reeves with his camera around the Exhibition Hall.
420
29
363
The work to turn Burnley red begins today ๐นโ๐ป. Thank you to all the members who supported me, and the many who turned out to take part. Its a credit to Burnley that all four candidates were truly outstanding potential representatives, sincere commiserations to you all.
22
24
339
๐นThis new Labour Government is 100 days old, and we're just getting started.
761
70
322
Wow. Thank you. I won't let you down. It's the honour of my life to have been elected to serve the people of Burnley, Padiham & Brierfield. I'm so proud of our towns, so ambitious for our future, and so determined to deliver for you and your family. The hard work starts now. O๐น
38
19
315
In the chamber for Mel Stride's last ditch leadership pitch. It's quite amazing how the Tories have, almost psychopathically, completely detached themselves from this Winter Fuel decision. It's THEIR ยฃ22BN Black Hole we're having to fill!.
933
66
283
MORE from @Conservative Leader at Burnley Council Councillor Alan Hosker about the riots. How is this anything other than racist? .@BurnleyExpress .@BBCLancashire .@lancstelegraph.@LiveLancs.@SkyNews.@TelePolitics.@MirrorPolitics .@TheSun .@johnestevens .@MENnewsdesk .@MailOnline
Absolute disgrace. The Leader of the Conservatives on Burnley Council has sent an email to the whole Council attempting to justify & explain rioting thugs by talking about "migration".@Conservatives .@BurnleyExpress .@BBCLancashire .@lancstelegraph .@MirrorPolitics .@MENnewsdesk
66
111
261
๐ฅ Tory MP Scott Benton offered to table questions, leak a confidential policy document and lobby ministers on behalf of gambling investors who proposed paying him thousands. Incredible undercover reporting by @billykenber for @thetimes.
1
14
294
๐นOfficially sworn in to represent Burnley, Padiham & Brierfield, the privilege of my life.
16
16
267
Tonight, I've been at Number 11 Downing Street to see the Chancellor @RachelReevesMP. The Tories left us with a massive ยฃ22 billion black hole. Only Labour will take the required decisions to rebalance the books. We will deliver the stability our economy needs and our country
2K
42
267
As a gay man, I'm particularly proud to be supported by @LGBTLabour through the Chris Smith List ๐ณ๐ณ๏ธโ๐. In 1984, Chris Smith became the first openly gay male MP. A reminder that as LGBT people we stand on the shoulders of giants, and trailblazers like Chris.
24
21
250
The Tory pick to be Secretary of State for Justice, everyone.
๐จ NEW: Leaked messages reveal that Tory Robert Jenrick is a โgreat admirerโ of an X account which has called for the raiding of mosques and the banning of the Quran. [@LondonEconomic]
192
38
275
Hope he asked farmers what single issue has harmed them most in the last decade - losing European funding. As he did with the fishermen, he prefers the imagery of a barbour and a boat to actual support.
๐จ NEW: Nigel Farage has arrived at the farmersโ protest in Westminster to cheers . โSort them out, Nigelโ
141
32
265
What a disgrace. No one is bigger than the Party, no matter how convinced you are of your own marvelousness or how fancy your title is. We achieve more together than we achieve alone. Jamie has shown why the whole Mayoral model needs immediate reform & much stronger oversight.
Iโve decided to resign from @UKLabour and serve as an Independent Mayor. People are tired of being controlled by Westminster and Party HQs. They want someone to stand up for them. Let the people decide. ยฃ25k by end of Aug & Iโll stand as North East Mayor๐
598
41
238
๐ข๐ข Vote Green, Get Conservative ๐ต๐ข. They might say all the right things, but they're Tory enablers.
21
84
219
OFFICE OPEN! ๐น๐ฌ๐ง. My (newly painted) office is now at 5 Grimshaw Street in #Burnley. My staff and I can be contacted on oliver.ryan.mp@parliament.uk or call 01282 216 398. Our 'walk in' appointment hours are 10am to 2pm Monday to Friday. Get in touch! ๐๐๐ฉ๐ผโ๐ผ๐ง๐ปโ๐ผ๐ง๐พโ๐ผ๐ฉ๐ปโ๐ผ
195
14
229
We've already hit the doors tonight! .๐น๐ณ๐๐ป let's do this. #Burnley #GeneralElection #July4th
9
15
211
We've lost a giant today. If you don't know his story, read it. He knew the value of New Labour to working people. "John Prescott was a one-off. A man who fought from his challenging upbringing to become one of the most powerful people in the country. A man who remained faithful
33
9
220
We've got an office! ๐๐.Collected the keys tonight for my new Constituency Office, on Grimshaw Street in #Burnley Town Centre. Thank you to Jane, our new landlord, for being such a support. (Yes, we're changing the colour of the doors and windows!)
20
6
200
Parliament is soon to vote on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, here's how I'll be voting.
117
20
207
๐น๐ We've just voted to bring our railways back into public ownership, after a late night of voting on the Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill. Passed! #Change
153
20
189
How WILL we cope!? ๐ค.
Telegraph notes that there will only be 4 Etonians in the new House of Commons.
4
12
175
Want to hear a joke?. The Green Party.
The Green Party is launching its local election campaign today, with an emphasis on affordable housing. But does the party oppose building new housing?. @BBCNickRobinson asks co-leader Carla Denyer. #R4Today
261
18
180
Following an election today, I am honoured and quite excited to be elected to the Public Accounts Committee, of the House of Commons. I recognise this is a huge responsibility, but I can't wait to get started. The work begins.
47
8
172
Great pleasure to welcome @Keir_Starmer to @BurnleyCollege today to meet students & staff on his third anniversary as Labour Leader - no where better than #Burnley to celebrate it!. We talked about opportunities for young people, crime & Labour's plans to deliver for #Britain.
55
17
166
"I've signed a petition", lovely, but that isn't how Britain works, thankfully. What is with this snowflake? โ๏ธ.
Petition demanding a general election is now at 2.6 million yet #KeirStarmer laughs it off. More evidence he's not just out of touch he's out of his depth.
286
14
172
The Conservatives are closing ticket offices in Lancashire. and opening new ones in Turkey ๐คท๐ปโโ๏ธ๐๐น๐ท
24
56
155
19
27
151
Very happy to speak to ITV @GranadaReports yesterday, still a bit surreal seeing the new title in print!
9
10
154
84
22
145
๐คฆ๐ปโโ๏ธ.
Here's the latest energy saving tip from Graham Evans(former Tory MP Weaver Vale):. โI am a hot blooded male. So women need to keep the heating down.โ . Oliver Ryan(Labour candidate Burnley) - ๐คฆ. #bbcpnw
9
20
138
December 1st is #WorldAidsDay, so I attended Downing Street with a collection of MPs and charity leaders to celebrate the work we're doing to end new HIV transmissions by 2030. This was the first event of its kind held in Downing Street since Gordon Brown was Prime Minister.
52
13
156
Say what you want about Labour, but I challenge anyone to tell me with a straight face that Tories are serious people. They've spent weeks talking about how maternity pay is 'excessive', how we need a tax exemption on private school, the Chagos Islands, protecting hereditary.
๐จ NEW: Kemi Badenoch says the 'very first thing' she will do as Prime Minister is scrap VAT on private schools . #BadenochVsJenrick.
182
23
135
This gets to me. We lost badly. In my patch, 2017 saw the single biggest increase in Burnley's Tory vote share in history, up 17.5%. We chose to spin and ignore that reaction from our voters. Never again.
6 years ago today concluded the most remarkable campaign in British political history. We were told you can't add more than 2-3% to starting poll figure. We added 16. We were told policy didnt matter. Our manifesto was the star. Biggest increase in the Labour vote since 1945.
167
19
125
๐จBREAKING: As the Chancellor @RachelReevesMP shockingly unveiled today Labour have uncovered a ยฃ22,000,000,000 'black hole' in Conservative spending pledges for this year alone. They took us all for fools & made promises *they knew* they couldn't keep. We will fix their mess.
196
25
131
"Things Can Only Get Bigger". More and bigger boards up this week! .Thanks everyone. #July4th #GeneralElection
44
18
133
Super Sunday, #Day39 on the streets of Burnley, Padiham & Brierfield - 3 days to Polling Day! ๐น๐ช
19
32
118
Changing lives is my passion. As a three-time elected councillor fighting Tories, I have the experience to win, the vision to deliver and the clarity of purpose to succeed. Together, with a fresh approach, we can turn Burnley red again. Join the team๐.
21
12
125
Office day today catching up on correspondence and emails. Over 1000+ cases now dealt with since the election!. Got an issue? Email me on oliver.ryan.mp@parliament.uk
134
9
122
As I end my 10 years in local government and time as @LGA_Labour Chief Whip - I could not be happier with this, particularly for @CllrShaunDavies @MichaelPayneUK @AnntoinetteBra1 and the ever wonderful LGA Group Office team! ๐๐ข๐น๐๐ณ
10
4
114
Quite a special visit to 10 Downing Street last week before leaving London. It was my first time there, and just weeks into our historic Labour Government. I was in total awe of the history, such a real privilege to be shown around. ๐น
5
3
115
This is absolutely vile. Sunak should resign. LGBT people are not a punchline in your joke. Brianna Ghey was murdered, her mother is in the chamber today. Here, the Prime Minister jokingly but deliberately undermines her daughter's memory, her story and her identity. Resign.
Here is the full exchange. Starmer furious after Sunak mocks trans people with Brianna Gheyโs mother in the room. #PMQs
14
28
110
9
13
112
This. Is. What. We're. Up. Against. As. LGBT. People.
Cheers and applause in Uganda parliament as new bill making it illegal to identify as LGBT passes
20
29
108
Back home to #Burnley soon after another week in Westminster. Particular highlight was properly meeting Mr Speaker, and Mr Lancashire himself, Lindsay Hoyle, whose late father Doug represented #Brierfield between 1974 & 1979.
2
4
114
Pleasure to close Labour North West Regional Conference today after a brilliant weekend. Great to see everyone, roll on the General Election!
8
7
105
GREAT to open our campaign office today in #Burnley with the brilliant @lisanandy! A day on the doors across the whole constituency, followed by a bit of our #Win24 cake! ๐น๐ช๐ป
9
13
106
Burnleyโs getting a new Taco Bell! ๐๐ป๐ฎ๐ฉ
17
2
107
Week 2! Busy, busy, busy. Tomorrow will be the first Monarch's Speech under a Labour Government since 2009, and the first King's Speech under a Labour Government in 70 years. An exciting and momentous day setting out our bold agenda for #Change. #Burnley #Padiham #Brierfield
17
6
105
We did it! Our candidate, Keir Mather, overturned a 20,000 Conservative majority last night, and Selby now has a Labour MP by a majority of over 4,000. This is historic, astounding, deserved, and a sign of momentum for Keir Starmer's Labour Party - bring on the General Election!
2
7
101
Very busy first weekend back, finished off with a family Sunday Lunch!
7
6
104
#Day37 - let's 'av it! ๐น.On and off the doors, the phones, the streets, I couldn't wish for a better team.
9
31
96
Brilliant to welcome our Shadow Home Secretary @YvetteCooperMP to #Burnley & #Padiham today. We talked to residents, businesses & young people about Conservative failure to tackle crime & antisocial behaviour. They've hollowed out neighbourhood policing, Labour will restore it.
25
12
95
Vile behaviour. Not ok.
You look good in orange @George_Osborne โ congratulations to the newlyweds.
111
4
96
No gimmicks. No sticking plasters. Action. Fully funded and ready to go from day one. Only Labour can secure Britain's future. ๐ฌ๐ง๐น๐ณ
42
15
95
MORE from @Conservative Leader at Burnley Council Councillor Alan Hosker about the riots. How is this anything other than racist? .@BurnleyExpress .@BBCLancashire .@lancstelegraph.@LiveLancs.@SkyNews.@TelePolitics.@MirrorPolitics .@TheSun .@johnestevens .@MENnewsdesk .@MailOnline
51
28
87
Proud to have secured an Adjournment Debate in the House of Commons on Thursday to talk about our LGBT Veterans - forced out of the forces before the ban was lifted - and the Independent Review. Our new govt has made progress in this righting this historic injustice, but more
6
14
96
This year, we'll have a General Election. I'm Oliver Ryan, and I'm standing to be our Member of Parliament. We need a fresh start. ๐น. #Burnley #Padiham #Brierfield
35
17
86
#Day19 of the campaign. People clearly want change, and Labour will deliver it! .#July4th #GeneralElection ๐ฌ๐ง
28
15
88
Brilliant response today across Brierfield, Clover Hill & Reedley - all part of the new #Burnley constituency at the next General Election. We're here to win!
11
17
83
I'm in politics to do something, not to be someone. I'm a born campaigner; I've fought Tories and won every time. I've delivered in local Government. People in Burnley tell me they want an MP that can deliver more than just soundbites. I bring a #FreshApproach and a bold agenda.
10
13
84
This is heartbreaking. Tony is an amazing man, a good friend and the definition of Labour to his core, with a lifetime of service to show for it. My thoughts and prayers are with him now.
I have been receiving treatment for some time for a form of blood cancer which hasย been controlled by chemotherapy. Unfortunately this has now transformed into an aggressive and untreatable form of leukaemia and I will be leaving hospital today. Read my statement in full๐
1
5
80
We ought to know who's paying whom to promote their views to you. Given all the foreign and dark money sloshing around in our media and commentariat, particularly online, I think it's time for a conversation about extending the Freedom of Information Act to include those people,.
111
19
93
I know Reform types won't like this, but where I come from we stand up to bullies. Solidarity with Ukraine ๐บ๐ฆ
57
18
92
We can end new HIV cases in the UK by 2030. Iโm determined to help make that happen. It was great to meet with @THTorguk and @NAT_AIDS_Trust today to hear more about that historic goal and whatโs needed in a new HIV Action Plan to make it a reality. #0HIVby30
6
15
80