Dear Newcastle February 2018
The last few weeks in Westminster has been dominated by the real economy and our deteriorating public services though Brexit remains a source of constant bickering in the Government. Visit to Gosforth Hotel January saw the collapse of Carillion with devastating consequences for its employees, those who depend on its services and the many small […]
Industrial Strategy meeting in Newcastle
With Rebecca Long-Bailey MP, Labour shadow Secretary of State for BEIS, in Newcastle’s historic Mining Institute hearing from businesses about how #industrialstrategy can boost jobs & productivity in North East
Individual Issues raised by constituents in November 2017
#Suffrage 100 We still have a long way to go
Speaking to The Voice The Shadow Minister for Industrial Strategy, Science & Innovation said: “It’s 100 years since women got the vote and as a Member of Parliament still dominated by men, that means to me that we have made progress in opening up the corridors of power to women, but there is still much […]
Great to talk to Newcastle Sixth Form students who came to see John Bercow’s fantastic Insights Lecture last week
So much enthusiasm for politics is really inspiring
Individual Issues raised by constituents in October 2017
Policy Issues raised by constituents in October 2017
Dear Newcastle January 2018
UNSPOKEN at the Theatre Royal about lives interrupted and forever changed by war Parliament is back but it does seem a bit like Back to the Future with Brexit and Tory backbiting and political manoeuvring dominating the Westminster airwaves whilst up and down the country jobs are in jeopardy and public services suffer. The Prime Minister’s […]
My thoughts are with all Carillion employees and their families at this time
My thoughts are with all Carillion employees and their families at this time. I’m trying to find out the implications of this for Newcastle – the Government needs to answer some serious questions about how they have handled Carillion contracts. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/carillion-latest-updates-liquidation-full-statement-contractor-a8159376.html?utm_content=buffer885d5&utm_medium=social&utm_source=facebook.com&utm_campaign=buffer
At #CES2018 I discussed the take up of innovative treatments in our NHS
At #CES2018 I discussed the take up of innovative treatments in our NHS including these MyEye glasses from @OrCam made for those with visual impairments.