50,000 children in the #NorthEast have been pulled into poverty by the Tories in the last 9 years.
Our region has fantastic potential, so I asked the Govt for a debate on the regional industrial strategy we need to give our children the future they deserve. pic.twitter.com/cANdfFTSMn
— Chi Onwurah ???? (@ChiOnwurah) June 9, 2023
Recent figures from the North East Child Poverty Commission show that, over the past nine years, more than 50,000 babies, children and young people have been pulled into poverty by successive Conservative Governments, yet the north-east has fantastic potential. We have great universities, fantastic start-ups, highly productive manufacturing and access to almost unlimited clean energy. Can we have a debate in Government time on an industrial strategy to realise the north-east’s economic potential, for the benefit of our young people and working families?