Dear Newcastle: July 2015 Last weekend’s Pride festival was a great example of our city coming together – on the Town Moor of course – to celebrate diversity, unity, culture – and to party. There was a great atmosphere and…
My nomination for leader of the Labour Party
Yesterday I nominated Rushanara Ali for deputy leader. As I explained in a New Statesman blog, as well as Rushanara’s qualities and the contribution she could make to the party and the country, I wanted to help broaden the debate. …
My nomination for Deputy Leader
Two weeks ago I wrote a blog setting out why Labour’s defeat had led me to the conclusion, amongst many, that we needed a broad debate in our leadership and deputy leadership contests, one that reached out to all those…
Dear Newcastle: May 28th
Dear Newcastle, It is a great pleasure and honour to once more be writing to you as your MP, the Member of Parliament for Newcastle upon Tyne Central. I want to thank all those who voted for me for the…
Chi publishes research on changes to hacking laws
Following reports that the Government may have changed the laws on hacking to rewrite a key clause of the Computer Misuse Act, Chi asked the House of Commons Library to look into it. The response is available here.
MPs Report 24th January to March 26th
Dear Newcastle It is almost exactly five years since I was elected and first had the privilege and honour of serving as MP for Newcastle upon Tyne Central. We are now coming to the end of this Parliament, when I…
Fly tipping and Environmental Actions in Benwell
Fly Tipping / Environmental Actions – Benwell Community Meetings – There are monthly residents meetings attended by police and partners to discuss issues within the area. As environmental / littering issues were being frequently raised the North Benwell Environmental…
MP’s Report: 15th November to 16th January
MP’s Report: 15th November to 16th January Dear Newcastle Although it feels like a long time ago already, I hope everyone enjoyed some kind of break over Christmas and New Year. Of course we know that for Newcastle’s Citylink…
MPs Report November 2014
Newcastle United Supporters Trust launch of partnership with local credit unions Dear Newcastle November 2014 Like the Olympics, Fenwicks Christmas windows just get better and better, it always gives me pleasure to see the eager queues of parents and children…
MPs Report October 2014
Sure Start at Adelaide Terrace Dear Newcastle October 2014 We seem for once to actually be enjoying an Indian summer in Newcastle – mid October and it is 20 degrees in the city centre. I was very pleased when…