Policy Issues raised by constituents August 2017

Policy Issues raised by constituents August 2017

Individual Issues raised by constituents August 2017

Ministers response to Universal Credit and growing rent arrears

Seeking cancellation of honorary CBE awarded to Harvey Weinstein

Dear Newcastle

Parliament has returned with the Autumn and it is the same subjects which are occupying Westminster minds – Tory infighting, Brexit and the economy. The Labour Party Conference showed a party united and determined to achieve a ‘jobs first’ Brexit, putting the economy first. The Prime Minister’s disastrous speech to Conservative Conference overshadowed the economic […]
Closure of West Road Jobcentre

Chi speaks out against Universal Credit

I’ll vote to #pauseandfix #UniversalCredit to save my constituents from misery & destitution. Will any Tories vote to do the same? HANSARD House of Commons 18 October 2017 Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central) (Lab) Newcastle was also a pathfinder constituency. As the local MP, I have seen at first hand the absolute misery and […]
River Tyne Sediments Project

Back in March Chi asked the Minister to end the 6 week wait period for Universal Credit as it was causing destitution in Newcastle
Chi Onwurah HANSARD Topical Questions 27 March 2017 Volume 624 Newcastle has paid a high price for being the first city to go full service with universal credit, with claims routinely lost, delayed or repeatedly deleted. However, the six-week wait period is doing the most to drive so many into destitution and cause people to lose […]