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 independently owned and run shops. Chi said: “ Ashburton village may now be the only […]
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 and the Labour Shadow Minister for Employment, immediately lodged an Urgent Question in the House […]
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 has so far led to over 30 confirmed casualties. YHN, which manages 38 high rise […]
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 who have unfairly suffered the increase to the State Pension Age. The petition states that […]
Chi takes up plight of EU Nationals in Newcastle
Chi takes up plight of EU Nationals in Newcastle Chi Onwurah MP for Newcastle Central told the Minister in Parliament today that 3% of Newcastle’s population are EU Nationals. She pointed out how they are now very much part of everyday life in Newcastle: “ Whether in hospitals, our universities , our restaurants, hitech startups […]
Chi asks Government to do the right thing on EU nationals
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Your chance to shape an industrial strategy that will reflect the values of the Labour movement
This consultation will inform the basis of Labour’s Industrial Strategy. We invite contributions from right across the country, from businesses and business groups to trade unions, third sector organisations and members of the public. Britain has great strengths and enormous potential, but we are not currently doing the best we can. Structural problems with our […]
Chi Onwurah welcomes progress on blue plaque to commemorate Frederick Douglass
Chi Onwurah has welcomed Newcastle City Council Historic Advisory Panel’s decision to accept the proposal for a blue plaque to commemorate social reformer and anti-slavery campaigner Frederick Douglass’ time in Newcastle. Chi has been campaigning for a plaque near Westgate Road in order to mark where Douglass stayed in the city when campaigning for the […]
Chi’s speech in Parliament on Martin Luther King’s visit to Newcastle
Below is the full text of Chi’s speech on the Westminster Hall debate to highlight the anniversary of Martin Luther King’s time in Newcastle in 1967. You can watch the full debate here. — I beg to move, That this House has considered commemoration of Martin Luther King’s 1967 visit to Newcastle. It is a […]
Chi takes up case for Toon Beef label for Town Moor cattle
Chi Onwurah MP for Newcastle Central today in Parliament pressed the Minister for local labelling regulations to help promote Toon Beef from the cattle who graze on the Town Moor She believes consumers want and should have better information about the food they buy. Chi told the House of Commons: “ You might think of […]