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Chi’s speech at the Newcastle Online Black Lives Matter Protest

I can’t breathe I can’t breathe. The words squeezed from the dying breathes of George Floyd as he pleaded with the  white police officer whose knee was slowly throttling the life out of him. I can’t breathe. The police officer knew he was being filmed. For nine minutes. But that didn’t stop him. That is […]

CEO of International Airlines Group writes to Chi over British Airways

House of Commons London SW1A 0AA United Kingdom                                                                                             4 June 2020   Dear Ms Onwurah I have had an opportunity to watch a recording of the debate in Parliament about aviation and thought it might be helpful if I addressed some of the questions and comments that were raised during the session. For the record, […]

Chi Onwurah MP supports #BlackLivesMatter online protest in Newcastle

    PRESS RELEASE Chi Onwurah MP will once again show her support for the Black Lives Matter movement by joining the online protest in Newcastle at 1pm on 5 June, arranged by Stand up to Racism NE, alongside other speakers and activists. George Floyd’s recent murder and a long history of racial injustices have […]

Chi backs call for a National Chief Care Officer

Chi backs call for a National Chief Care Officer Chi Onwurah MP for Newcastle Central is backing demands for the government to create a National ‘Chief Care Officer’ position. She believes this is urgently needed to bring about a way forward to tackle the devastating impact of Covid-19 on care homes, which has been and […]

How Newcastle kids are missing out on online learning!

The school closures, may be good for public health, but are seriously affecting pupils’ learning and the ones bearing the brunt of it are those who are already very disadvantaged. The Institute for Fiscal Studies recently found that by the end of May children in the poorest families will have received a week and a […]