Many constituents have written to me upset at the difference they see in how Palestinian lives, Palestinian dignity and Islamophobia are valued in comparison with Israeli lives, Israeli dignity and antisemitism
Many constituents have written to me upset at the difference they see in how Palestinian lives, Palestinian dignity and Islamophobia are valued in comparison with Israeli lives, Israeli dignity and antisemitism

Many constituents have written to me upset at the difference they see in how Palestinian lives, Palestinian dignity and Islamophobia are valued in comparison with Israeli lives, Israeli dignity and antisemitism

Many in #Newcastle are upset by what they see as different value placed on Palestinian lives, dignity & Islamophobia and Israeli lives, dignity & antisemitism.I asked the Minister to condemn Israelis who reject a Palestinian state & the shocking actions…

HORIZON Post Office scandal – what action is the Minister taking to restore Public confidence?
HORIZON Post Office scandal – what action is the Minister taking to restore Public confidence?

HORIZON Post Office scandal – what action is the Minister taking to restore Public confidence?

The #HorizonPostOfficeScandal is one of the greatest miscarriages of justice in British history. I asked the Minister what he is doing to restore public confidence in the Post Office, technology & his Department & if he recognises that swift compensation…

The horrific loss of life in Gaza cannot be allowed to continue
The horrific loss of life in Gaza cannot be allowed to continue

The horrific loss of life in Gaza cannot be allowed to continue

Here is my statement on how I will be voting this evening and why. The horrific loss of life in Gaza cannot be allowed to continue. pic.twitter.com/QiyZhIvn9q — Chi Onwurah ???? (@ChiOnwurah) February 21, 2024

Make the ARTS more accessible
Make the ARTS more accessible

Make the ARTS more accessible

NE cultural orgs like @TheatreRoyalNew @NTR_PROJECTA & @inharmonyNE West Newcastle Symphony Orchestra open arts to working class & regional talent. But they are over-subscribed &/or funding is threatened. I asked for a debate on how Govt will make Arts more…

Prime Minsiter dithers on Horizon Europe
Prime Minsiter dithers on Horizon Europe

Prime Minsiter dithers on Horizon Europe

The #HorizonEurope saga drags on and on. Team Sunak was visibly shaken in the House of Commons as his dithering was exposed. Watch to the end for the emptiest of answers. pic.twitter.com/prdNRw4ksI — Chi Onwurah ???? (@ChiOnwurah) July 20, 2023…

The Horizon Post Office Scandal is one of the greatest miscarriages of justice in this country
The Horizon Post Office Scandal is one of the greatest miscarriages of justice in this country

The Horizon Post Office Scandal is one of the greatest miscarriages of justice in this country

The Horizon Post Office Scandal is one of the greatest miscarriages of justice in this country. Sir Wyn's report confirms that the compensation schemes for postmasters are a mess. I asked the govt if they would sort out the process…

Bicentenary of the founding of Robert Stephenson & Co. – the importance of celebrating our city and region’s industrial heritage – I asked what the Government was doing to support this
Bicentenary of the founding of Robert Stephenson & Co. – the importance of celebrating our city and region’s industrial heritage –  I asked what the Government was doing to support this

Bicentenary of the founding of Robert Stephenson & Co. – the importance of celebrating our city and region’s industrial heritage – I asked what the Government was doing to support this

On the bicentenary year of the founding of Robert Stephenson and Company's factory in Newcastle, the world's first locomotive factory, I led a debate on the importance of celebrating our city and region's industrial heritage, asking what the Govt was…

Tories have cut Policing in the North East
Tories have cut Policing in the North East

Tories have cut Policing in the North East

By redeploying existing officers @NorthumbriaPCC has put an extra 134 police officers into neighbourhoods.???????? But she can't replace the 1,100 officers & £148m the Tories have cut from the #NorthEast Govt tried to claim police numbers were up but the…

Why won’t the Tories fix the the asylum system?
Why won’t the Tories fix the the asylum system?

Why won’t the Tories fix the the asylum system?

The Tories failed spectacularly on the economy & now courts have found their Rwanda asylum policy to be illegal – as well as immoral & eye-wateringly expensive. I asked the Home Sec to fix the asylum system rather than outsource…

Convicted for shoplifting with recommended sentence of 15 months but imprisoned for 17 years!
Convicted for shoplifting with recommended sentence of 15 months but imprisoned for 17 years!

Convicted for shoplifting with recommended sentence of 15 months but imprisoned for 17 years!

Aged 17 my constituent Danny was convicted of shoplifting with a recommended sentence of 15 months. 17 years later he has only just been granted parole. I asked the Minister for cross-party discussions on IPP reform, w all voices heard…