Attempting to Amend the Environment Bill

The Environment Bill recently came back before the House of Commons for consideration of amendments…

Speech Ahead of COP26

A number of welcome announcements have already emerged from COP26 including on reversing deforestation and…

Newcastle United Football Club Update

Following my previous calls for more transparency regarding the then proposed takeover of Newcastle United…

Supporting British Sign Language

I have received a number of emails from constituents asking me to support greater recognition…

Afghanistan Casework

The Government has announced the priority criteria for the Afghan Citizens Resettlement Scheme, however it…

Marking World Alzheimer’s Month

This September saw the 10th global Alzheimer’s month, were people come together from all around…

Visiting the Sage’s New Global HQ

I visited the Sage’s new global Headquarters at Cobalt Park with Sir Alan Campbell MP.…

National Deaf Children’s Society

I met with the National Deaf Children’s Society. In Newcastle upon Tyne there are 291…

Attending Labour Party Conference

I attended the Labour Party’s annual conference in Brighton and was pleased to meet with…

Tackling the Climate and Environment Emergency

I met with the Green Alliance, a longstanding environment charity and independent think tank. I…

Thanking St John Ambulance

Since March 2020, tens of thousands of St John volunteers have given more than a…

Supporting Macmillan Coffee Morning

I joined the World’s biggest coffee morning in support of Macmillan cancer support. Macmillan is…

Tackling Homelessness in Newcastle

Also on homelessness, last Friday, I attended the official opening of Changing Lives’ 1-4 Bentinck…

Backing Crisis’s Home for All Campaign

I met with Homelessness charity Crisis last week as they launched their new ‘Home For…

Afghanistan

I remain strongly concerned about the welfare of civilians, particularly women and girls, in Kabul…

Free Access to Cash Campaign

I welcomed representatives from LINK, the UK’s largest cash machine network, to East Newcastle. We…

Opposing the Tory’s £20 per week Cut to Universal Credit

At the start of the Coronavirus pandemic, in an admission from the Government that the…

Voting Against the Government’s Increase in National Insurance Contributions

I voted against the Government’s proposals to raise National Insurance by 1.25%. This unfair tax…

Protecting Nature with The Royal Society for the Protection of Birds

I heard more about the interlinked nature of the climate and environment emergencies when I…

The Climate and Environment Emergency

We have seen the number and severity of extreme weather events, including heatwaves and wildfires,…

Opposing the Nationality and Borders Bill

I voted against the Government’s Nationality and Borders Bill which seeks to implement a number…