Dear Newcastle We have had a remarkably mild winter and the joy of seeing Newcastle top the Championship league on the way, we hope, back into the Premiership next season. In Westminster, Brexit was temporarily eclipsed by the budget and…
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…
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…
Chi Sends Letter to Stagecoach North East on Problems with Services in Newcastle
Government responds to Chi’s letter demanding recognition for working-class women
Following my Westminster Hall debate on the effect of state pension changes on working-class women, in which my questions to the minister Caroline Nokes were not answered, Iwrote to the Government demanding recognition for working-class women. You can read my letter…
Heineken takeover bid for Punch Taverns
I am pleased that the Competition & Markets Authority has decided to hold a full inquiry into the effect of Heineken taking over Punch Taverns. The takeover would include pubs such as the Crows Nest in Percy Street, the Fox and Hounds on…
Individual Issues raised by constituents December 2016
Policy Issues raised by constituents December 2016
The most popular economists in the House are… [Updated with new names]
Late last year I asked the House of Commons Library to tell me which economists were most cited in the House, and posted a graph on my website illustrating trends over time. Now we’ve added Schumpeter, Blanchflower and Galbraith into…
Chi hosts Industrial Strategy Round Table at Newcastle Civic Centre on 03 Feb 2017
Chi welcomed everyone to the meeting and laid out the four tests Labour has set for its Industrial Strategy (IS): 1) Labour’s IS will include the whole country. 2) It will include different sectors. 3) It will be people centred,…