Letter in full here: Letter to Chi Onwurah MP – Anonymised UK health sector data – 19.07.21
Sad news of the death of a constituent struggling with welfare system
My team and I were very sad to learn of the death of a constituent we had been working to try to support. He suffered from a rare skeletal condition, as well as autism and mental health issues. He was…
Job Advert : Parliamentary Assistant closing date 31st July 2021
Sad my Parliamentary Assistant has decided to move on but it’s a great opportunity to join the #NewcastleCentral team. I welcome applications from people of all backgrounds & levels of experience but knowledge of or enthusiasm for the #NorthEast essential:…
There is NO legal requirement on refugees to seek asylum in the first safe country
There is NO legal requirement on #refugees to seek #asylum in the first safe country. People fleeing unspeakable violence, torture & loss may well want to be with relatives or in a country where they can speak the language, yet…
Attack on Universal Credit claimants
The government wants to take money from 16,241 universal credit claimants in #NewcastleCentral. £20 a week can be what stands between a family and the foodbank. If there is money for PPE that didn’t exist, then there is money for…
Dear Newcastle July 2021
Dear Newcastle Central June did not bring Boris Johnsons much promised ‘Freedom Day’ due to his own mishandling of the delta variant which has cases soaring particularly in the North East. In Newcastle the end of June saw us hit…
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On the 73rd #NHSBirthday I pay tribute to #NHS staff
On the 73rd #NHSBirthday I pay tribute to #NHS staff. NHS staff in #Newcastle and across the country have gone through so much to keep us safe over the past 16 months, and we owe them an enormous debt of…
Chi hails ‘huge victory’ on steel safeguards
Chi Onwurah MP hails ‘huge victory’ on steel safeguards Chi Onwurah has praised steel workers and manufacturers across the North East for helping to force a last-minute government u-turn on Wednesday over the removal of safeguard tariffs on cheap imports…
Celebrating 100 years of the Tyne Bridge
Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central) (Lab) I beg to move, That this House has considered celebrating 100 years of the Tyne Bridge. It is a great pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Sir Roger, and to share with you…