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Catching up with Beach Access North East
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...
A simple message to the Government: do better, be more like South Shields.
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...
Emma Asks the Chancellor to Support Businesses Affected by the GNR Route Changes
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...
The Government Must Give Mineworkers a Fair Deal
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...