Chi Onwurah MP for Newcastle Central spoke in yesterday’s budget debate highlighting the impact of austerity on the people of Newcastle. Chi said: “ A few weeks ago I spent a day with Northumbria Police Austerity has cut their budget…
Planting a tree as part of the Queen’s Commonwealth Canopy in Newcastle
Chi demands better GP services
George Stephenson’s 1822 notebook
Chi Onwurah MP presents petition to Parliament on Football Club Ownership
Chi Onwurah MP presents petition to Parliament on Football Club Ownership and the deep concerns surrounding Newcastle United Today Chi Onwurah, MP for Newcastle Central, will present a petitionto Parliament to highlight the widespread lack of confidence in the ownership…
Chi raises concerns after Discovery School announces closure
Chi Onwurah MP for Newcastle Central, said: “ Having been informed by the Department for Education, I am very disappointed to learn of the closure of the Discovery School in Newcastle. “ I visited the school two years ago and…
#Suffrage 100 We still have a long way to go
Speaking to The Voice The Shadow Minister for Industrial Strategy, Science & Innovation said: “It’s 100 years since women got the vote and as a Member of Parliament still dominated by men, that means to me that we have made…
Chi writes to the Prime Minister calling for Harvey Weinstein to lose his CBE
Chi has written to the Prime Minister along with three other Shadow Ministers and Jess Phillips, the Chair of the Women’s PLP, calling for disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein to be stripped of his honorary CBE. You can find a…
Chi pledges to lobby Ministers to champion the rights of people with sight loss
Chi Onwurah MP for Newcastle Central took part in a blindfold challenge at Newcastle Central station. During the challenge Chi wore glasses that simulate common sight loss conditions to experience the barriers faced by blind and partially people when travelling…
All Party Parliamentary Group for Africa hosts roundtable with Africa’s top tech start-ups
On 17 August 2017 Chi Onwurah MP, Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Africa (APPG) and Shadow Minister for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, met with 14 CEOs participating in “PitchDrive” to discuss the challenges and opportunities…