Nick Brown MP

Nick Brown has been re-elected as Member of Parliament for Newcastle East. Nick would like to thank everyone who supported the Labour Party in the general and local elections for their ongoing support. There was good news in the local elections as well, with the Labour vote up in all nine council wards which make [...]

A General Election has been called for Thursday 6th May, 2010. Nick Brown will be standing as the Labour candidate for Newcastle East. Parliament has been dissolved today and, during the election period, there are no MPs. This website will not be updated during the election period, and all content should be seen as referring [...]

At Nick’s constituency surgeries at the weekends, one issue that is raised over and over again is Anti Social Behaviour. When people are causing trouble in their area it has the potential to make the lives of the majority of law-abiding citizens a misery. People in East Newcastle rightly want to live in neighbourhoods free [...]

Nick with Chancellor Alistair Darling at this year’s Regional Cabinet in Durham Today’s Budget is good news for the East Newcastle, putting economic growth first, to ensure that people have the skills and jobs they need to succeed in the world and their children have the opportunities to get on and get ahead. The Labour [...]

Nick at today’s Earth Hour event in Parliament Nick Brown lent his support to the WWF’s Earth Hour initiative at an event held in Westminster today. WWF is calling on individuals, businesses, iconic landmarks and local authorities to sign up to switch off their lights for one hour to show they care about people and [...]

The Minister for Housing, John Healey MP today joined Newcastle East MP Nick Brown and Byker Councillors Nick Kemp, Geordie Allison and Veronica Dunn along with local residents to announce a proposal for a community housing trust. This will offer local people a leading and decision making role in the regeneration of the famous estate [...]

Following Nick’s campaign to get justice for the victims of pleural plaques, the Government is today announcing a package of help for the people diagnosed with mesothelioma and other asbestos-related diseases. The vast majority of victims of asbestos-related diseases are concentrated in old industrial areas like the North East. Nick has been campaigning to get [...]

Nick joined the Prime Minister in Walker yesterday as global energy giants Clipper Windpower confirmed their plans to bring a windfarm factory to the banks of the Tyne. As Minister for the North East Nick has worked hard to promote the Region as a centre for green industries. That work is now getting results, with this [...]

Nick speaking at today’s Regional Cabinet in Durham The Cabinet met today in the North East for the first time ever. Newcastle East MP Nick Brown took the chance to show his Government colleagues the very best that the region has to offer. Nick Brown said: “This is a tremendous chance to show our region [...]

Nick Brown today spoke at a conference at the Assembly Rooms organised by the North East Older People’s Advisory Group. More than a hundred elder citizens gathered to tell Nick and Pensions Minister Angela Eagle what more the Government can do to make their lives easier and better. In 2007, for the first time ever, [...]