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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 by Israeli soldiers. pic.twitter.com/jjxcG3851g — Chi Onwurah ???? (@ChiOnwurah) February 27, 2024 HANSARD: Chi Onwurah  […]

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 accessible. pic.twitter.com/iXHNVPPfxi — Chi Onwurah ???? (@ChiOnwurah) July 21, 2023 Chi Onwurah  (Newcastle upon Tyne […]

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 Chi Onwurah  (Newcastle upon Tyne Central) (Lab) Sharethis specific contribution In Vilnius, the Prime Minister […]

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 doing to support this. ???????? pic.twitter.com/dDJOXBrqfN — Chi Onwurah ???? (@ChiOnwurah) July 6, 2023 HANSARD […]

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 data tells a different story. pic.twitter.com/Z5g2p4ctzN — Chi Onwurah ???? (@ChiOnwurah) July 3, 2023

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 it. She responded with slogans not substance. pic.twitter.com/pPRPxD3nSe — Chi Onwurah ???? (@ChiOnwurah) June 29, […]