Labour’s Opposition Day on Tax avoidance and Evasion

I co-sponsored an Opposition Day motion on tax and avoidance and evasion. Consecutive Conservative Governments…

Labour’s Opposition Day on Health Inequalities

I co-sponsored an Opposition Day motion on Health inequalities. This follows the release of the…

The Budget

Overshadowed by Coronavirus and Brexit, the Chancellor had limited room for specific announcements. He stuck…

Councillor Geordie Allison: A Sad Farewell

Our friend and colleague Councillor Geordie Allison passed away in the night of Thursday 5th…

The New £20 Note

I attended a preview of the new £20 note ran by the Bank of England…

Labour’s Opposition Day on Local Government Finance

I  co-sponsored Labour’s Opposition day motion  on the Government’s severe cuts to local government. Since…

Talking About the Damages of Air Pollution with the British Heart Foundation

Failure to tackle climate change and environmental pollution is already causing real problems for people…

Climate Action Newcastle Meeting

I attended a meeting of Climate Action Newcastle, a local community based non-party-political group of…

Jeremy Corbyn in Newcastle

Jeremy Corbyn recently held a General Election rally at Newcastle City Hall. This is the…

Black History Month

October is Black History Month in which a series of events recognise the contribution that…

Labour Party Conference

This year’s Labour Party Conference was held in Brighton. Labour Party Conference is a busy…

The Spending Review

The Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sajid Javid MP, gave a spending review. Despite insisting that…

Equal Arts Charity Bake Sale

 I attended a bake sale at All Saints Church to raise money for Equal Arts,…

O’Tooles Health and Fitness in Byker

I visited O’Tooles Health and Fitness gym on Shields Road in Byker. O’Tooles was created…

Newcastle British Pregnancy Advisory Service

I visited the British Pregnancy Advisory Service (BPAS) clinic in my constituency to meet with…

Northumbria Students Union

I met with the elected members of the Northumbria Students’ Union executive to discuss the…

Onshore Wind Reception

Earlier this month Parliament held an event on Onshore Wind. New onshore wind installations fell…

Alzheimer’s Society Event

I met with representatives from the Alzheimer’s Society to discuss the crisis in social care.…

Climate Change Lobby

Thousands of people from across the country travelled to London to demand that Parliament takes…

Motion on Preventing a No Deal Brexit

In June, the Conservative Party leadership contest officially started. I am concerned that a number…

Power Up the North

The Newcastle Chronicle joined up with other regional and local newspapers from across the North…