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…
These crimes shame Newcastle – but we are making our city safer for girls and young women
Today a jury returned guilty verdicts on 17 men and 1 women who committed abhorrent crimes in our city. The convictions came about because of the bravery of victims in testifying and Northumbria Police’s Operation Sanctuary – a complex, three…
Chi asks is Ashburton Village the only fully independent shopping area in Britain
Chi asks is Ashburton Village the only fully independent shopping area in Britain Chi Onwurah MP for Newcastle Central as part of the Independent Retail Traders month of July visited Ashburton Village, Gosforth NE3 4XN to celebrate its diversity of…
Chi calls for West End Jobcentre to be kept open
Chi Onwurah MP for Newcastle Central is backing the call for the government to rethink plans to close the West End Jobcentre in Newcastle. On Wednesday the government confirmed closure plans for the West Road Jobcentre first announced in January…
Chi Onwurah MP meets with council leaders to ensure safety of Newcastle tower blocks
Chi Onwurah MP has met with Newcastle council leaders and representatives of Your Homes Newcastle (YHN) to ensure tower blocks in Newcastle are safe from fire. This follows the horrific fire at Grenfell tower block in Kensington, West London, which…
Petition urging the Government to make fair transitional pension arrangements for women born in the 1950s
PRESS RELEASE: On the eve of International Women’s Day, Chi Onwurah will be presenting a petition to the House of Commons on behalf Newcastle Central constituents urging the Government to make fair transitional arrangements for women born in the 1950s…