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Asylum – we need to fix the system

  The Home Secretary says the Channel journeys are ‘unnecessary’, but the men, women & children climbing into unsafe boats clearly think otherwise. The lives, hopes, talents extinguished by the sea this week, could have been saved if we had safe, secure and fair routes into the UK. https://www.facebook.com/chi.onwurah/videos/1237226060108205

Bus Services in the North-east England

Bus Services: North-east England Volume 704: debated on Wednesday 24 November 2021 Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central) (Lab It is a pleasure to serve under your chairmanship, Mr Dowd. I start by wholeheartedly congratulating my hon. Friend the Member for Blaydon (Liz Twist) on securing this debate. From the many colleagues who are in […]

Rogue Builders

Domestic Building Works (Consumer Protection) Bill   Chi Onwurah  (Newcastle upon Tyne Central) (Lab) I congratulate the hon. Member for Wyre Forest (Mark Garnier) on bringing forward the Bill. I very much join him in his opening tribute to the building trades, which are not always as much valued or appreciated as they should be. […]

Levelling Up undermined by government

It isnt just rail holding back the North. The Future Fund is for companies across UK, but these figures show investment level is £42.48 per head in London/SE and £10.07 per head in NorthEast where only 1 in 15 companies have seen loans converted to  equity verses 1 in 7 in London and South East […]