Protecting Local Jobs
Good local jobs matter.
They allow people to build a life in East Yorkshire, stay close to family, raise children here and support the towns and villages they call home.
But too many local employers are under pressure. Costs are rising. Recruitment is harder. Apprenticeship routes are changing. Farmers, manufacturers, hospitality businesses, high street shops and small firms all face challenges that affect jobs here in Beverley and Holderness.
Graham believes economic growth only means something if local people benefit from it.
Jobs close to home
A job does more than pay the bills
It gives people independence, pride, and security. It helps young people take their first step in life and keeps families rooted in East Yorkshire.
Beverley and Holderness depend on many different kinds of work: farming, food, production, fishing, tourism, manufacturing, energy, hospitality care, retail, and small businesses on our high streets.
Each one matters.
When a local firm cannot recruit, jobs become less secure. When apprenticeship routes are weakened, young people and employers both lose out.
Graham wants people to be able to build their future here, not feel they have to leave East Yorkshire to get on.
Graham’s record
Graham has been standing up for local jobs because they are central to daily life here.
He has:
- Backed the New Deal for Young People to strengthen routes into work, expand apprenticeships and give young people a proper start in life
- Challenged changes to apprenticeships that risk making it harder for young people to gain skills and harder for businesses to recruit
- Worked with Yorkshire Learning Providers to raise concerns about the removal of established apprenticeship standards
- Supported local employers facing rising costs, including hospitality businesses, shops and rural firms
- Backed farming, fishing, manufacturing, tourism and the Energy Estuary as key parts of East Yorkshire’s economy
- Raised the importance of driving test access, because delayed licences can mean delayed access to work, training and apprenticeships
- What Graham will keep campaigning for
Graham’s focus is simple: protect local jobs, back local employers and make sure people in East Yorkshire can build their future here.
He will keep campainging for:
- The New Deal for Young People, with more apprenticeships, better routes into work and stronger support for first jobs
- Support for local businesses facing rising costs and recruitment pressures
- A fair deal for farmers, food producers and rural employers
- Investment that brings skilled jobs to East Yorkshire, not just promises on paper
- Better access to work, including transport, driving tests and the local services people need to take up employment.
Graham will keep listening to employers, training providers, farmers, workers and young people.
He will keep raising these issues in Parliament and working with local businesses to protect jobs across East Yorkshire.
Tell Graham about local jobs and businesses
Graham wants to hear from residents and employers across Beverley and Holderness.
Are you struggling to recruit?
Are rising costs putting pressure on your business?
Are apprenticeship changes affecting your workplace?
Are transport or driving test delays making it harder to get into work?
Are you worried about the future of jobs in your town or village?
Tell Graham your experience.
