I want to share with you this email from a constituent in response to my campaign to improve the quality of & information on Bus Services in Newcastle. Public money is going to private bus companies for terrible services. She…
Women in the Armed Forces failing to get the help they need
The NE is proud of our servicemen & women & NE Charity @ForwardAssist1 showed women veterans did not get the mental health support they need especially given the level of sexual harassment they experienced. But the Minister didn't seem to…
Failing Private Rail companies are rewarded
Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central) (Lab) Thank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. Why does the Minister insist on rewarding private sector failure—Avanti or TransPennine Express—with more public money, while refusing to invest in transformative public transport services such as Northern…
Individual Issues raised by constituents AUGUST 2022
Policy Issues raised by constituents AUGUST 2022
The Home Office is broken
Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central) (Lab) Between 2015 and 2020, the proportion of asylum seekers whose application Between 2015-2021, the number of asylum seekers applications decided by the Home Office within the 6 month target plummeted from 80%…
Bus Services in Newcastle – passengers views
After meeting Stagecoach North East, I asked Newcastle residents to verify their claims on the quality of Bus Services. I will be taking people’s answers to the Transport Secretary of State . 87.4% of respondents didn’t agree with Stagecoach’s assessment…
Will the commitment to fully implement Northern Powerhouse Rail would last?
As the birthplace of British Railways, #Newcastle bid to be the home of Great British Railways – but the Tories are now delaying it. I asked if the last PMs commitment to fully implement Northern Powerhouse Rail would last pic.twitter.com/sJsLQ298ME…
The British public deserve a proper say on the country’s future.
After 12 years of Tory failure, the people of Newcastle deserve so much better than a revolving door of Conservative chaos. The British public deserve a proper say on the country’s future. We need a #GeneralElectionNow. My statement on the…
Bus passengers rightly complained about atrocious levels of services
#NewcastleCentral #bus passengers have complained to me about atrocious levels of services eg elderly & frail forced to wait for hours at bus stops without info. I asked the Transport Secretary to meet me to sort it out – she…