My latest DearNewcastle Constituency Report is now up, check out what I’ve been up to & who I’ve been meeting as your MP – in Newcastle, UKParliament& online! OpenMP Read here https://chionwurahmp.com/wp-content/uploads/Dear-Newcastle-April-2023-Final-1.pdf
Home Office asylum questionnaire leaves North East refugees facing deportation
Newcastle charity warns Home Office asylum questionnaire leaves North East refugees facing deportation Newcastle-based Action Foundation and Labour’s Chi Onwurah have slammed the Home Office for demanding that refugees return a lengthy questionnaire within 20 working days Read full Newcastle…
Side Gallery closure – so sad
I’m upset to hear of Sunday’s closure of the Side Gallery , which has documented marginalised people & landscapes in the North East through film & photography. I hope Side secures funding so that Geordies can continue to see our…
Government Plan B totally fails to match EU Horizon funding, prestige, influence or range
After years of delay and uncertainty where jobs, projects and inward investment have been lost, the Tories look set on breaking their manifesto promise to associate with the world’s biggest science funding scheme. Read Chi’s Statement on the European Union…
Labour will end the Tory Sewage Scandal
The Tories have opened the floodgates to sewage dumping every 2.5 minutes. That’s 1,276 years’ worth of raw sewage dumped in communities where people live, work and holiday. Labour will end the Tory Sewage Scandal
Asylum seekers – waiting over one year – now given 20 days to return questionnaire of 50 questions – many already answered over 12 months ago
Asylum-seeking constituents have been sent a 50 Questions questionnaire threatening their removal if it is not returned in 20 days. This is despite those same applicants having waited well over 1 year for a decision on their claim and with…
Labour will make the UK a clean energy superpower
“Technological innovation is crucial to securing a prosperous and green future – and the Labour Party knows that the transition to net zero and economic growth go hand in hand.” Me in Politics Home: https://www.politicshome.com/thehouse/article/labour-make-britain-clean-energy-superpower-innovation-tech-crucial-succeed
Afghan refugees – who supported our Forces – may be made homeless
Tories claim they will move resettled Afghans from hotels to "perfectly suitable #housing". I asked how, given Newcastle has a desperate shortage of housing. The Minister couldn't rule out making homeless the very Afghan refugees who risked their lives supporting…
Black children systematically treated as adults & denied basic rights
The @ChildrensComm found police are strip searching children as young as 8 & not following the rules. I asked the Minister about Adultification in our justice system where black children are systematically treated as adults & denied basic rights. Didn't…
WASPI – Women Against State Pension Inequality
It was great to meet with WASPI women, Newcastle Waspi, to discuss the impact of DWP maladministration on their lives and their campaign for fair and fast compensation. It’s vital that we secure justice for WASPI women to put right…