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 know what I was talking about. pic.twitter.com/JJ2RkvQJ0M — Chi Onwurah ???? (@ChiOnwurah) November 1, 2022 […]
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 Powerhouse Rail? Does he think that my constituents, deprived of an affordable or reliable means […]
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% to 17%. leaving asylum seekers in misery & putting communities under pressure The Home Office […]
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 that services had gotten better recently. An even bigger percentage of respondents disagreed with […]
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 — Chi Onwurah ???? (@ChiOnwurah) October 24, 2022 As the birthplace of British Railways, Newcastle […]
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 PM’s resignation:
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 agreed & I will be looking for your views to pass on. pic.twitter.com/4LC6C6uH55 — Chi […]
It does not take courage to crash the economy, it takes reckless arrogance and a disregard for ordinary people’s working lives.
.@PennyMordaunt said the PM has shown courage. It does not take courage to crash the economy, it takes reckless arrogance and a disregard for ordinary people's working lives. Restoring economic credibility will take a @UKLabour Government! pic.twitter.com/BQ5uaAOlM6 — Chi Onwurah ???? (@ChiOnwurah) October 17, 2022 Penny Mordaunt said the PM has shown courage. It does […]