Tag: Catherine McKinnell
over 1 year ago
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'Yet another snub' – North East anger as Government denies skewing levelling up money to the South

The North East got the lowest share in England from the Levelling Up Fund, but ministers say it is “simply untrue” th...

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over 1 year ago
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'Incredibly disappointed' MP meets minister over major delays to Newcastle school being built

It emerged last month that the long-awaited permanent home of the Great Park Academy will not be ready until 2025

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over 1 year ago
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MP slams 'totally unacceptable' delays after opening of Newcastle school pushed back to 2025

Catherine McKinnell has called for urgent talks with schools minister Nick Gibb over the latest setbacks for the Grea...

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over 1 year ago
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MP warns that new Newcastle leisure centre plans 'undermined' by government chaos as costs rise t...

Council bosses are set to launch a new bid for Sport England funding to cover the rising cost of the works

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over 1 year ago
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Newcastle MP accuses 'out of touch' Liz Truss of having 'no plan' to deal with cost of living crisis

The Prime Minister pledged to "get Britain moving" on Wednesday, but made no new policy announcement during her Tory ...

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over 1 year ago
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'The damage is already done' – Truss and Kwarteng branded 'incompetent' after 45p tax rate U-turn

One North East MP accused the government of having "lost all credibility" after dropping plans to cut the top rate of...

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almost 2 years ago
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North East's 'thoughts and prayers' with the Queen amid health concerns for monarch

The region's political and religious figures voice their concerns for the Queen following Thursday afternoon's announ...

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almost 2 years ago
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'We are headed for disaster' – North East leaders plead for action over crippling energy bills

The next Prime Minsiter is under pressure to freeze energy bills after an 80% rise in the price cap by confirmed by r...

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about 2 years ago
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Newcastle MP brands Channel 4 privatisation 'short-sighted, unnecessary and frankly bizarre'

Tory culture secretary Nadine Dorries has claimed that Government ownership is “holding Channel 4 back from competing...

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over 2 years ago
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Boris Johnson 'dodges question' as Newcastle MP asks if lying to Parliament should be a crime

Boris Johnson insisted 'I think that it is very important you should be clear' with MPs, but didn't agree lying shoul...

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over 2 years ago
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Newcastle Nestle factory closure is 'break with heritage' and 'could not have come at a worse time'

Almost 500 jobs are set to be lost when the confectionary giant shuts down its Fawdon plant

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over 2 years ago
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Fury at Boris Johnson's 'embarrassing' defence of rail plan as PM visits North East

The Prime Minister claimed local leaders were talking "absolute tripe" after a backlash to the Government's long-awai...

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over 2 years ago
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'A hammer blow to the North East' – Fury over rail plans as government scraps HS2 link

Leaders across the North have been left outraged after the government scaled back promises to radically upgrade train...

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over 2 years ago
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'Ludicrous' and 'the opposite of levelling up': Fury as government to scale back North rail plans

Promises over the delivery of HS2's eastern leg and the Northern Powerhouse Rail project are expected to be watered d...

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over 2 years ago
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Sir David Amess: North East pays tribute after Conservative MP's 'senseless' killing

The veteran Conservative representative has been described as 'unfailingly kind' and someone who 'went out of his way...

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about 3 years ago
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North East launches new plea to restore rusting Tyne Bridge

Council leaders and MPs have urged the Government to step in to revitalise the iconic crossing – and they want the Qu...

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over 3 years ago
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Dame Vera Baird condemns 'quasi military' policing of Sarah Everard vigil

The former Northumbria Police and Crime Commissioner described the Metropolitan Police force’s tactics as a 'dreadful...

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over 3 years ago
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MP demands answers on pool closure that has left community 'distraught'

The West Denton Swimming Pool is among three city leisure facilities that have been shut indefinitely because of the ...

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almost 4 years ago
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What Newcastle Airport means to the North East

The airport announced earlier this week that it was ending 76 seasonal employees’ contracts early and plans to cut an...

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over 4 years ago
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Jamie Driscoll insists Corbyn not to blame for Labour losses

A number of senior figures claimed Jeremy Corbyn's unpopularity on the doorstep was behind Labour's collapse in the N...

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over 4 years ago
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Newcastle MP warns voters don't have confidence in Corbyn

Labour's majorities were reduced in Newcastle Central, East, and North - but the city's three MPs managed to keep the...

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over 4 years ago
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North East seats worth staying up for in the 2019 election

On an election night that is certain to be full of drama, there are plenty of intriguing seats across the North East ...

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over 4 years ago
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Former EastEnders star Ross Kemp backs Labour candidate Catherine McKinnell

The TV star was in Newcastle campaigning for the re-election of Labour Party candidate Catherine McKinnell

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over 4 years ago
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Could Newcastle elect its first Tory MP since the 1980s?

Mark Lehain's camp believes the Bedford-based head teacher can secure the Leave vote and oust Labour's Catherine McKi...

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over 4 years ago
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Catherine McKinnell refuses to attend Newcastle North hustings over bias fears

The Labour candidate said the involvement of Newcastle Independents made her concerned the event would be politically...

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over 4 years ago
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Newcastle North election results - full standings, MP and reaction

Find the Newcastle North MP, full list of candidates, 2019 results, the 2017 election results and the 2016 EU Referen...

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almost 5 years ago
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Shocking scale of late LNER trains to Newcastle is revealed

The figures make grim reading for passengers on the East Coast Mainline

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almost 5 years ago
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Victory for the two little girls who 'changed the world'

A drug keeping Nicole and Jessica Rich WILL be made available on the NHS after they showed the medical world it could...

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almost 5 years ago
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Government accused of 'hiding' over plea to fund drug for two Newcastle sisters

Gail and Matthew Rich waited with bated breath for a Commons debate that should have given them the answer on whether...

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about 5 years ago
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Inside the retirement home with 'big holes' in the ceiling

Anfield Court in Kenton, Newcastle, is run by provider Places for People and consists of 50 bungalows and flats for p...

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about 5 years ago
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Newcastle MP has 'grave concerns' over coal mine plans

Newcastle North MP Catherine McKinnell wrote to Newcastle City Council last week to object to Banks Mining's plans fo...

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over 5 years ago
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Funding 'black hole' leaves pupils scared to use 'dilapidated' school loos

Local school leaders started a petition which attracted over 100,000 signatures in just three months, earning a Parli...

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almost 6 years ago
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Latest on the Killingworth Road gas works

Northern Gas Networks has issued an update on the project - but the road is still not due to reopen until 2019

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about 6 years ago
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Anger as councillor claims women face 'no glass ceiling except for ambition'

Labour has branded Newcastle councillor Robin Ashby's remarks as an 'absolute damn disgrace'

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about 7 years ago
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'It's happened to all of us': Scale of abuse directed at MPs online revealed

A new study reveals the hundreds of thousands of insulting and abusive tweets MPs are sent as North East politicians ...

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over 7 years ago
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Academy trust was meant to help struggling schools - but it's 'failing'

Newcastle MP Catherine McKinnell said the review highlighted problems with the Government's academisation policy

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over 7 years ago
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Denise Welch and fellow judges overwhelmed by Pride of North East nominees

Our star-studded panel faced difficult decisions as they attempted to pick a winner from our list of everyday heroes

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over 8 years ago
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Stop the War Coalition claims bombing is dangerous and profoundly mistaken

After protestors took to the streets of Newcastle the anti-war lobby reacted angrily to the decision to begin airstrikes

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