The Asylum Process is broken with long delays & plummeting decision rates
Chi Onwurah Newcastle upon Tyne Central) (Lab) Between 2015 and 2020, the number of asylum applications decided early stayed constant at about 30,000, but the proportion decided within the Secretary of State’s six-month target plummeted from 80% to 17%, despite doubling the number of caseworkers. Is it not the truth that her asylum processing system […]
Prime Minister’s apology for Law Breaking is not accepted
Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central) (Lab) Many Newcastle upon Tyne Central residents have contacted me to share precious moments missed, and have charged me with holding the Prime Minister to account. They do not accept his apology, because they thought long and hard about the difficult decisions they had to make, weighing up the […]
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Chi pays tribute to Bangladeshi constituents on anniversary of War of Liberation
Chi was invited to contribute to a Voice for Global Bangladeshis event marking the contribution of Bangladeshi’s in the UK to the War of Liberation 50 years ago. She highlighted Ahmed Kutub and Abu Lais, who both lived in Newcastle Central
Science and tech can improve our lives: unleash British innovation
A quick note on Science in the #SpringBudget – lots of talk, no (constructive) action The Chancellor backtracked on tax credits for overseas R&D. In Autumn budget, he said that govt would ‘refocus the reliefs towards #innovation in the UK’, now he plans to legislate so that overseas R&D spend can still qualify for tax […]
Post Office Horizon Scandal
Compensation will make some amends for one of greatest miscarriages of justice this country has seen. Speed is vital for the compensation of the postmasters, every day delayed compounds the injustice. I asked the Minister to give a timescale for compensation #PostOfficeScandal House of Commons video: https://twitter.com/i/status/1506556368177795075 HANSARD: Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central) […]