North East Devolution Deal
.@KiMcGuinness, our excellent Labour candidate for North East mayor, would make the new devolution deal work for everyone in our region. She is committed to creating real opportunity for people across the North East, and a Labour Government would be…
International Women’s Day 2024
Dear Newcastle – March Newsletter 2024
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Tories wasting taxpayer’s money
Grateful to @RachelReevesMP for letting me intervene on her excellent budget response to raise this shocking waste of taxpayers’ money – paying the Science Secretary’s libel fees – which would have been much better spent supporting British scientists to drive…
Is the Home Office so perfect, that everything is going so well, that it should be above scrutiny? Or is it more the case that everything is going so badly, including on Rwanda, the asylum backlog and our border security, that there is no hope of improvement
David Neal's reports show the Tories have completely lost their grip on borders and immigration. I asked the Minister if he believes everything is perfectly fine in the Home Office, or if he recognised that the only hope of ending…
Brilliant to hear from the Bicycle Association how they are working to ensure every child in Newcastle Central has the skills and bikes they need to cycle
Brilliant to hear from @BicycleAssociation how they are working to ensure every child in #NewcastleCentral has the skills and bikes they need to cycle. Cycling is so good for mental & physical wellbeing, and also for the environment. Every child…
Violence against women and girls
Sarah Everard’s vile murder horrified the country and demonstrated how women’s voices and fears had been ignored. I told the Home Secretary his words & actions had to reflect that & asked him about information sharing between forces so predators…
Update on Planned Closure of Boots North Kenton – correspondence with the Senior Vice President and Managing Director of Boots
RE: Planned Closure of Boots North Kenton Dear Sebastian James, I am writing to you with deep concern following recent news that 300 Boots stores will close; among these will be the branch in North Kenton in my…
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…