Hearing the voices of survivors of sexual assault
Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central) (Lab) I thank my hon. Friend for the excellent comments she is making in emphasising the importance of hearing the voices of survivors of sexual assault. Will she join me in congratulating my constituent Anna Robinson, who has written a play about her experience of sexual assault and going […]
The Limited & Shameful UK ‘welcome’ for Ukraine refugees fleeing war
To understand the limited & shameful UK ‘welcome’ for #Ukraine refugees fleeing war you have to understand our broken asylum system. Constituents repeatedly complain to us about the delays, so we decided to trawl the statistics, and this is what we found. Since 2015 every year there are on average 31,571 applications for asylum in […]
Minister Response to Hadrian’s Wall Campaign
igel Nigel Huddleston, Minister for Sport, Tourism, Heritage and Civil Society, has responded to Chi’s campaign for greater recognition of Hadrian’s Wall in Newcastle, full letter: eCase 03126 – Onwurah
Home Secretary offers no hope to refugees fleeing Ukraine
The contrast between ordinary Ukrainians fighting & fleeing for their lives & the Home Secretary’s condescending, complacent refugee statement is deeply troubling especially given failures over Afghans & asylum. She responded in the same manner when I asked about my constituent’s family Parliament TV link: https://t.co/fwPfUdpqss Labour: “Bureaucratic hurdles” must not get in way […]
We must stand by the people of Ukraine
In seeking to redraw the boundaries of Europe through bloodshed, Putin has attacked not only Ukraine but all of us, and we stand with Ukraine in standing for the rule of law. The actions we take against Russia need to reflect the gravity of their actions against Ukraine. Unfortunately, Boris Johnsons response to Keir Starmer […]
Prime Minister’s covid plan fails older & extremely vulnerable people, school children & working people
Chi Onwurah: This is a plan for living with covid that does not provide for older and extremely vulnerable people and which does not include schoolchildren, sick pay for working people or testing. Is this not a plan only in the same sense that the Prime Minister’s birthday was not a party? Though his response […]
No Government help for Family members in serious danger in Afghanistan
Dear Newcastle February 10th 2022
Chaos in Westminster as crises multiply Whilst covid cases numbers continue to be very high, hospitalisations and deaths appear to have peaked and it has been possible to reduce and remove some restrictions. However there is continued disruption particularly to school education and the NHS. It is very wrong to think that covid is over. […]
Individual Issues raised by constituents DECEMBER 2021
Covid19 Individual Issues details raised by constituents DECEMBER 2021
