Women’s Health Inequality
NE women spend 26% of their life not in good health, 3% pts above the national average, as the #NorthEast which has some of the highest levels of #health inequality in the UK. I asked Minister how he would target areas of high inequality & ensure #research was conducted here. pic.twitter.com/ny1X1ynAZt — Chi Onwurah ???? […]
No Confidence in this Government
Door-knocking in #NewcastleCentral Sunday a young mum of two told me she had never found it so hard to manage, joking that she would soon have to sell a kidney. One of the reasons I voted #noconfidence in the Govt was that it does not support working people in Newcastle. #VONC ???? pic.twitter.com/UV2qOIn0jY — Chi […]
Backlogs in Government Departments
Constituents face passport delays, driving licence delays, visa delays, benefit delays. Tories answer to #BacklogBritain is to cut the civil service staff who responded magnificently to Covid, and who are now doing their best to cover as dysfunctional Tories squabble over jobs pic.twitter.com/5sl16TSXyJ — Chi Onwurah ???? (@ChiOnwurah) July 14, 2022 HANSARD: Chi Onwurah Passport […]
Ambulance and A&E Delays
3000 of those who visited RVI in May had to wait for over 4 hours, some wait 7, I've constituents being told they have to wait 11 hours for an ambulance. I asked Minister if she thought it was negligent to leave our #NHS in this state, she said things were bad in Scotland too… […]
Bus fares on Tyneside
People on #Tyneside are facing #CostOfLivingCrisis #busfare rises & reduced services. I asked Govt the question I have asked many times before: when can we expect to see our #bus fares 'levelled down' to London rates – £1.65 to cross the entire metropolitan area (+30 miles!) pic.twitter.com/6RLr95yFI1 — Chi Onwurah ???? (@ChiOnwurah) June 30, 2022 […]
Job Advert: caseworker/Comms Officer -apply by 17th July 2022
I am looking for a new caseworker/comms officer! Some experience &/or knowledge of casework issues & social media is required, but most important is enthusiasm for #Newcastle/ #NorthEast & being part of a small highly motivated team serving constituents!! Full details: http://www.w4mpjobs.org/JobDetails.aspx?jobid=84881 Job Information: Reference: 84881 Date Added: 1 July 2022 Closing Date: 17 […]
Digital Divide is growing
Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central) (Lab) Sharethis specific contribution The Prime Minister—sorry, the Secretary of State—[Laughter.] With the level of change at the moment, it is hard to keep track. The Secretary of State refers, I presume, to the current Prime Minister’s commitment that no one be left behind, but she knows well that under […]
HORIZON Post Office scandal
At core of the #HorizonScandal was the belief that workers are dishonest & #tech infallible. Decent working people were imprisoned then made to wait years for justice, some did not live to see it. Govt must quickly deliver compensation for this horrific miscarriage of justice. pic.twitter.com/GUGmIEecnB — Chi Onwurah ???? (@ChiOnwurah) June 30, 2022 HANSARD: […]
Backlog Britain means delays in the justice system cause mental health anguish
Backlog Britain means delays in the justice system, and for rape cases there is a huge mental health impact for victims, who cannot get help because of delays in the mental health system responding to their needs! Britain deserves better than this! Parliament TV: #BacklogBritain means delays in the justice system, and for rape cases […]
Local Government and Central Government capacity slashed by 10 years of Austerity
Ten years of austerity economics have slashed national and local government capacity. I asked the Minister whether he thought these cuts had left our public services in a resilient position to face COVID and a cost of living crisis? He seemed to think they had! Parliament TV: Ten years of #austerity economics have slashed national […]