Aug 18, 2021 | Latest News
Last week, I met with the Chief Exec and Operations Manager of Tyne Tunnel 2 to raise concerns following a spike in complaints about the tunnel operators since the introduction of the controversial “pay later” scheme. I have to agree with many of the complaints, I...
Jul 29, 2021 | Latest News
Recently I was delighted to meet up with Beach Access North East (BANE), a charity with a mission to provide wheelchair users with access to our spectacular beaches across the North East. Back in 2018 I along with BANE started a campaign to bring these specially...
Jul 28, 2021 | Latest News
I recently spoke in the Summer Adjournment Debate to praise communities across the country, including South Shields, for showing the absolute best of our country throughout the pandemic. It was important for me to begin my speech by setting a reminder of how the...
Jul 14, 2021 | Latest News
Last week, it was announced that for the first time in 40 years the Great North Run will not finish in South Shields this September. Runners will instead start and finish in Newcastle, setting off in allocated time slots over several hours, with Great North Run...
Jul 8, 2021 | Latest News
Last year, I co-signed a letter alongside 45 other MPs representing coalfield communities calling for the Government to give members of the Mineworkers’ Pension Scheme a fair deal. However, Chancellor Rishi Sunak recently chose to ignore our concerns by announcing...
Jun 24, 2021 | Latest News
Yesterday I had the pleasure of joining campaigners outside of Parliament for the Travel Day of Action, fighting against the Government’s handling of covid travel restrictions. I met with South Shields based travel agent, Graeme Brett, owner of Westoe Travel to...
