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Afghan crisis – no response from Government

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 evacuated, but her nightmare did not end there; her daughter’s emergency passport has expired, and […]

The poorer you are, the higher the rate of inflation

Chi Onwurah  (Newcastle upon Tyne Central) (Lab) As the campaigner Jack Monroe has highlighted, and as Newcastle’s West End food bank sees in practice, the cruel truth is that the poorer you are, the higher the rate of inflation you face and the fewer choices you have. But the Government have choices, and my constituents […]

When will Newcastle get buses of same quality & price as London?

Buses are so important in #NewcastleCentral yet too often my constituents are left waiting for overpriced bus services that might not turn up & its getting worse!   But the Minister couldn’t tell me when or if we will ever get bus services similar in price & quality to London’s   Chi Onwurah  (Newcastle upon Tyne […]

Dear Newcastle May 13th 2022

Newcastle can’t afford the Tories – and told them so                                                                 Kidical Mass Cycling in Fenham  Spring is here but it  has brought misery […]

Levelling Up White Paper offered no new investment for the North East

The #LevellingUp White Paper offered no new investment for the #NorthEast, but it did have grand ‘missions’ which we now learn Ministers can change at will. I asked the MInister if this wasn’t a cheaters charter – he tried to say breaking promises was democracy. Maybe for Tories!   The #LevellingUp White Paper offered no […]

Queen’s Speech is a new low even for the Tories

Chi Onwurah  (Newcastle upon Tyne Central) (Lab) It is a pleasure to follow my hon. Friend the Member for Leeds East (Richard Burgon) and his passionate calls for action. I have become accustomed to feeling disappointment, dismay, despair and, at times, disgust in response to Government pronouncements, but this Queen’s Speech is a new low. […]