Click on picture to see Parliament TV: The cost of delivering services will exceed local council core funding by £2bn this year. @NewcastleCC has a £56m funding gap on top of cuts of £369m since 2010 I asked the SoS…
SmallBizSatUK: I visited EscapekeyNE winners of Newcastle City Council’s Small Business Peoples Choice Awards 2023 Cultural Creative Category. It’s a fantastic family run biz with games inspired by Newcastle heritage.
Beautiful & moving service on St Andrews Day to honour the sacrifice of the Tyneside Scottish in two World Wars and since, & celebrate their enduring contribution to our Armed Forces & our country.
The release of hostages and increase in humanitarian aid in Gaza is very much to be welcomed but long term peace requires the Government to appoint a new Middle East Peace Envoy & to condemn the illegal Israeli settlements.
The release of hostages and increase in humanitarian aid in #Gaza is very much to be welcomed but long term peace requires a political process. I asked the Govt to appoint a new Middle East Peace Envoy – as Labour…
Individual Issues raised by constituents SEPTEMBER 2023
Dementia doesn’t just affect the person with a diagnosis
Dementia UK Enter our exhibition to show how dementia impacts children: https://www.dementiauk.org/news/enter-our-exhibition-to-show-how-dementia-impacts-children/
Industries in North missing out – as growth downgraded – again
Click on photo to see video As growth is downgraded year after year under the Tories, our fantastic industries in the #NorthEast are missing out on the vital investment they need. Watch me discuss the Autumn Statement on @BBCNEandCumbria. pic.twitter.com/vyOwV2oPa1…
Why are the Government letting Newcastle down?
Parliament TV: https://twitter.com/ChiOnwurah/status/1726635271913951325?ref_src=twsrc%5Egoogle%7Ctwcamp%5Eserp%7Ctwgr%5Etweet Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central) (Lab) It is an honour and a privilege to represent the people of Newcastle upon Tyne Central. It is the city I grew up in and, quite simply, the best place in…
With the Dean of Newcastle: Discussing how we can work together for Newcastle Central
It was brilliant to meet with The Dean of Newcastle Reverend Canon Lee Batson in Newcastle Cathedral over the weekend. We discussed how we can work together in the interests of #NewcastleCentral – and tasted some lovely soup in Café 16! pic.twitter.com/29bnJFM01b —…
Innovation is key to making Britain a clean energy superpower
Seven years since the Paris Agreement, the government has blown hot and cold on Britain’s climate commitments and let us fall behind on boosting energy independence and winning the global race for new industries. Businesses, investors, and consumers have lacked…