Cllr Murtaza Iqbal
@MurtazaRIqbal
Labour🌹Councillor for Burnage | Local resident | 📧 [email protected] for casework
☀️ Great day out in Burnage with the team! Chatting with residents, listening to what matters, and keeping up the work to make our community even better. Always proud to be on the doorstep. 🌹 #Burnage #LabourDoorstep #CommunityMatters
A new policy will ensure that people living will a terminal illness will no longer have to pay Council Tax. This is part of the Council's wider aim to prevent people slipping into poverty, and support our city's most vulnerable residents. Read more at: orlo.uk/VTTbs
Huge respect to Bev and her team for scrapping council tax for terminally ill residents. This is what real compassion in leadership looks like. A powerful step in easing the burden for people in their final months ❤️ #ProudOfManchester manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-m…
The horrors of the last 21 months have turned Gaza to rubble and dust, an unprecedented humanitarian crisis before our eyes We’ve long called for the right for a legally recognised Palestinian State. Ahead of the UN conference next week. Now is that moment. The UK Govt must act.
"Them Burnage Boys must have seen it "
🎺 The Big Horn could blow again! Manchester councillors have backed a campaign to bring back the iconic 10m trombone sculpture that once stood tall in the Northern Quarter. 🐝 ilovemanchester.com/the-big-horn-c…
Petition: Urgently regulate e-scooters petition.parliament.uk/petitions/7273…
Thank you @patkarney. Proud to stand up for Burnage — and to help deliver action on illegal e-bikes, off-road bikes and e-scooters across Manchester. Let’s keep working to make our streets safer. 👊 #SafeStreets #JacobsJourney
Excellent speech. Standing up for Burnage.
✅ Today @McrLabour passed a motion at @ManCityCouncil to tackle the dangers of illegal e-bikes, off-road bikes & e-scooters. 🚫 Enough is enough. 🔒 We’re backing stronger enforcement, tougher regulation & safer streets for all. #JacobsJourney #Manchester #SafeStreets
Lovely (hot!!) afternoon out in Burnage with @MurtazaRIqbal & the @BurnageLabour team. Not a bucket hat in sight! 😎
This week over 60 Labour MPs signed a joint letter to the Foreign Secretary, with many other MPs continuing to add their name or sending the same letter privately. Full letter and signatories here:
This week marks 30 years since the Srebrenica genocide, the worst atrocity on European soil since WWII. Join us in remembering the victims at a memorial service on 10 July at Manchester Cathedral Find out more at eventbrite.com/e/remembering-…
Congratulations to Councillor @MurtazaRIqbal - unanimously re-selected tonight for the local 2026 Election.
There are hundreds of locations in Manchester where you can fill your water bottle for free! Staying hydrated is one of the best ways to beat the heat. Find your closest Refill Station on the Refill app: Apple - orlo.uk/nXEb9 Android - orlo.uk/A3rK4
Our thoughts remain with those who lost their lives in the Air India Flight 171 tragedy, and everyone affected by it. We are aware of a vigil being held at 5pm on Saturday 14 June at the Gandhi statue near the cathedral to remember them.
From tackling inequality and improving quality of life, to building affordable homes, the Our Manchester 2025-35 strategy is here to make a difference to our city’s future. Read the full strategy here: orlo.uk/6sxpC #OurManchester #ShapeOurManchester