A Bolton MP has become a ‘mission delivery champion’ as part of Keir Starmer’s Labour Government. A total of 27 MPs have been appointed as champions – with the stated aim of informing, progressing, and promoting the Government’s work to deliver its ‘five core missions’. In the party’s manifesto released before the July general election , Labour said it would run a ‘mission-driven government’.
Sign up to our newsletters to get the latest stories sent straight to your inbox. Its five stated missions are: kickstart economic growth, make Britain a clean energy superpower, take back our streets by halving serious violent crime , break down barriers to opportunity, and build an NHS fit for the future. Now, a group of 27 MPs will sit weekly to communicate the delivery of the mission in their area, with two MPs appointed for each region and nation, and five MPs appointed as national leads for each of the five missions.
One of the MPs appointed for the North West is Bolton’s Kirith Entwistle. Alongside Andy McNae – MP for Rossendale and Darwen – she will attend the new weekly meetings. Speaking to The Bolton News, the Bolton North East MP said the new role was an opportunity to make sure people feel heard – with a ‘direct channel into Number 10’.
Follow The Bolton News on Facebook , Instagram , X (Twitter) , and TikTok . Ms Entwistle said: “We’ll have weekly meetings and it will be, fundamentally, an opportunity for me to raise things that are comin.