I asked the Minister what was his vision for the future of postal services, given the reduction in letters and stagnation of parcel delivery. Labour will work with @RoyalMail and postal services to deliver the vital goods and services and…

I asked the Minister what was his vision for the future of postal services, given the reduction in letters and stagnation of parcel delivery. Labour will work with @RoyalMail and postal services to deliver the vital goods and services and…
#NewcastleCentral #bus passengers have complained to me about atrocious levels of services eg elderly & frail forced to wait for hours at bus stops without info. I asked the Transport Secretary to meet me to sort it out – she…
Newcastle paid a heavy price for Tory economic austerity – services slashed, wages cut. Now the Chancellor is borrowing billions to gamble on tax cuts & boosting oil companies’ profits. I asked him to apologise for making Newcastle poorer and…
Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central) (Lab) My constituents face intolerable delays in A&E, for an appointment, for referral for mental health treatment, or for an ambulance. Those who work in the NHS face plummeting morale, effective pay cuts and…
Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central) (Lab) The people of Newcastle have always held a strong and proud sense of our own identity as Geordies, as working people, as citizens of the United Kingdom and, for seven decades, as subjects…
Door-knocking in #NewcastleCentral Sunday a young mum of two told me she had never found it so hard to manage, joking that she would soon have to sell a kidney. One of the reasons I voted #noconfidence in the Govt…
Constituents face passport delays, driving licence delays, visa delays, benefit delays. Tories answer to #BacklogBritain is to cut the civil service staff who responded magnificently to Covid, and who are now doing their best to cover as dysfunctional Tories squabble…
I cant think of a one instance where a leader’s #ethical #advisor resigned – twice! – and that leader remained in place. The PM can’t maintain a working relationship w ethical advice so i asked how many more resignations it…
Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central) (Lab) British business depends on British science for long-term national growth, and the No. 1 issue facing British scientists right now is our participation in the world’s largest science funding programme—the European Union’s £95…
Chi Onwurah (Newcastle upon Tyne Central) (Lab) My constituent queued for 20 hours to get into the Baron hotel; she was trying to protect her baby daughter from the Taliban, who were firing shots and using tear gas. She was…