Chi is recruiting a Parliamentary Assistant
Job Title: Parliamentary Assistant/Senior Parliamentary Assistant Location: London Salary: In line with IPSA payscales Job Details Chi Onwurah MP is looking for a full-time Parliamentary Assistant. This is a demanding role in a busy parliamentary office. Key responsibilities: Research and briefing on a wide-range of policy issues Drafting speeches and articles Optimising media exposure and […]
Chi takes up case for Toon Beef label for Town Moor cattle
Chi Onwurah MP for Newcastle Central today in Parliament pressed the Minister for local labelling regulations to help promote Toon Beef from the cattle who graze on the Town Moor She believes consumers want and should have better information about the food they buy. Chi told the House of Commons: “ You might think of […]
Black History Month
Chi has written on the importance of recognising black history for Black History Month magazine: “As I child I would have been hard put to name a dozen famous black people outside music or sports. My knowledge of black achievement was limited to those two sectors and a few walk-on parts in the great histories of […]
Nissan plant in Sunderland – Chi on sky news
Chi was on Sky News discussing the Nissan plant in Sunderland and the need for investment in the North East. Click below to see the video. Chi on Sky News – Nissan, Brexit and the North East
Building the West Gosforth we want
Blue House Roundabout 2035 Chi Onwurah MP Labour MP for Newcastle Central Invites you to a Town Hall Meeting to discuss the Council’s draft proposals for Blue House Roundabout and changing the way we travel to preserve the Town Moor With Councillor Ged Bell, Head of Transport Investment Graham Grant, and Newcastle Digital Civics […]
Dear Newcastle
I always enjoy returning to Newcastle after Parliament breaks up for recess but this year it is a relief as well as a pleasure! Westminster is reeling from two months of unprecedented turmoil – and the country is also suffering from uncertainty on so many fronts. The Brexit result surprised everyone, including many who voted […]
Labour’s leadership motion
Why I voted No in this week’s motion A year after losing the Election, despite months of hard work and effort, the country voted to leave the European Union. Newcastle voted to stay but by the slimmest of margins. The last few days have been some of the most difficult since I was given the […]
Chi to host Nigerian President’s Special Diaspora Adviser in Newcastle
Chi Onwurah MP for Newcastle Central working with the Nigerian Association of Tyne & Wear has invited the North East’s Nigerian Diaspora communities to a Town Hall style meeting at Newcastle University Business School this Friday(20th May) with the Hon Ms Abike Dabiri Erewa, The Senior Special Adviser to the President of Nigeria on Diaspora & […]
Chi Encourages Teens to Take Part in an Experience of a Lifetime this Summer
Over 500 teenagers from Newcastle upon Tyne have already said yes to a once-in-a-lifetime experience this summer by signing up for National Citizen Service (NCS). This summer NCS is giving young people aged 15-17* the chance to spend two weeks living away from home before creating their own projects that make a difference to their […]
Benwell & Scotswood Ward Summit
Attendees Chi Onwurah MP, Jeremy Beecham, Hazel Stephenson & Rob Higgins Local Member of Parliament and Councillors Geraldine Cunningham Local Economic Development Officer, Newcastle City Council Shirley Brady Pendower Pendower Tenants and Residents Association Pauline Pilarska-Poole JET [Jobs, Employment, Training] Sarah Miller Millin Centre Hannah Morrow Reviving the Heart of the West End […]