Falklands Islands Meeting I met with Barry Rowland, the Chief Executive of the Falkland Islands Government and two…
Shieldfield Art Works I attended the launch event for Shieldfield Art Works where I had the honour of…
Peterborough By-Election The Labour Party candidate, Lisa Forbes, beat the Brexit Party in a by-election to become…
Supported Housing Campaign In April I wrote about the importance of supported housing and mentioned a letter I…
Wild Animals in Circuses Bill Parliament approved the Second Reading of the Wild Animals in Circuses Bill which will outlaw…
Allendale Community Centre Closing I held my last advice surgery at the Allendale Community Centre. Sadly, after around 40…
Dutch National Day I met with representatives of the Dutch Embassy in London, including Ambassador Simon Smits, to…
Labour Campaign to Keep Free TV Licences for Over 75s Labour used an Opposition Day in Parliament to demonstrate the anger against the Government’s decision…
Whey Aye Wheel Development I met with representatives of the World Wheel Company in Newcastle to discuss the new…
Environment and Climate Emergency I was one of the lead sponsors of the Labour Party’s Opposition Day motion in…
Universal Credit Update I am continuing to make representations to the Department for Work and Pensions about ongoing…
Supported Housing Campaign I have long campaigned against proposed Government reforms to funding for supported housing. Supported housing…
STEM for Britain I met with Newcastle University student Dr Xiao Han in Parliament. He was selected by…
Bangladesh Reception I joined representatives of the UK Bangladeshi community on 26 March in Parliament to celebrate…
Earth Hour I showed my support for WWF’s Earth Hour. Earth Hour is the World’s largest environmental…
Northern Health Science Alliance I met with Hannah Davies, Head of External Affairs at the Northern Health Science Alliance…
Cuts to Northumbria Police Northumbria Police has faced significant challenges under austerity. Since 2010, it has lost over 1000…
Newcastle University Students Research Posters Two students from Newcastle University were presenting their research projects as part of the annual…
Hope for the Future I spoke at an event in Newcastle organised by the climate change campaigning charity ‘Hope…