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Russ Young, 62, faces being deported back to Australia next week (Image: Tracie Young)
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âIf Russ goes, Iâm going with him.â
New leader pledges to clean up town and ‘listen more’ Reporter: Charlotte Green, Local Democracy Reporter Date published: 26 May 2021
Council leader Arooj Shah addresses full council
Oldham’s new council leader has pledged to clean up the borough and ‘listen more’ to local people in her first official speech in the top role.
Councillor Arooj Shah has been elected as leader of the local authority at the annual meeting of the full council.
She is the first Muslim woman in the north of England to take on the job as council leader.
Coun Shah, who represents Chadderton South, told a socially distanced meeting that they had ‘clear priorities’ for the next year.
Oldham s new leader has pledged to clean up town and listen more to residents during first official speech
Councillor Arooj Shah has officially been appointed to the council s top political role
Arooj Shah in the council chamber in Oldham Civic Centre (Image: Joel Goodman)
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Oldham’s new council leader has pledged to clean up the borough and ‘listen more’ to local people in her first official speech in the top role.
For Arooj Shah, taking on the leadership of Oldham council feels like a historic moment.
This Wednesday (May 19) she will be officially confirmed as the borough’s new leader, a first not just for Oldham but for the whole north of England.
Being a Muslim woman of Pakistani heritage in politics hasn’t been easy, and while Cllr Shah has been taking strides in her political career, her friendship with a criminal associate of Dale Cregan has also prompted an ongoing backlash against the Labour councillor.
She has been childhood friends with Mohammed Imran Ali, or ‘Irish Immy’, since the age of 11.