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Chi Onwurah

Chi Onwurah is the Labour MP for Newcastle upon Tyne Central

September 2024

  • Starmer WEB

    The panel
    After weeks of gloom, Keir Starmer promised hope – did his conference speech deliver? Our panel responds

    Frances Ryan, Tom Baldwin, Alan Finlayson, Nesrine Malik, Tom Belger, Chi Onwurah and Ella Michalski
    Facing poor ratings, internal rows and media scrutiny, the PM sought to rally his troops and reassure the country

July 2021

  • Mercedes driver Lewis Hamilton of Britain looks out during “F1 One Begins” event at the Silverstone circuit, Silverstone, England, Thursday, July 15, 2021. The British Formula One Grand Prix will be held on Sunday. (AP Photo/Jon Super)

    Lewis Hamilton is right about diversity. But the issue goes way beyond motorsport

    Chi Onwurah
    As a Black female engineer, I was part of the F1 champion’s commission, says Labour MP Chi Onwurah

February 2020

  • Steve Cohen

    Other lives
    Steve Cohen obituary

    Other lives: One of Newcastle’s most respected and influential Labour party activists

December 2019

  • A Fishing For Leave protest on the Quayside area of Newcastle-upon-Tyne.

    New message, new voice: how Labour can win back working-class voters

    Chi Onwurah
    Our policies were about a better division of the pie – but people didn’t believe in the pie any more, says Chi Onwurah, Labour MP for Newcastle Central

June 2019

  • George Osborne (right, with David Cameron)

    What has the ‘northern powerhouse’ actually done for the people of the north?

    Chi Onwurah
    George Osborne’s grandiose talk counts for nothing if regional development is stifled by the ideology behind austerity, says Labour MP Chi Onwurah

May 2019

  • A dashboard being fitted on a car manufacturing line.

    The only Brexit is a hard-right one. Labour must back another vote

    Chi Onwurah
    If Labour enables Brexit, it will also enable a Tory bonfire of workers’ rights and environmental protections, says Labour MP Chi Onwurah

February 2019

  • People’s vote campaigners in London

    Remainers could win a second vote – but they have to learn one big lesson

    Chi Onwurah
    Leave voters aren’t stupid, says Chi Onwurah, Labour MP for Newcastle Central

January 2019

  • Theresa May.

    May has run down the Brexit clock. It must be stopped

    Chi Onwurah
    The prime minister has deliberately wasted time. Extending article 50 now looks like the only responsible way out says the Labour MP Chi Onwurah

February 2018

  • Nissan’s production line in Washington, Tyne and Wear.

    Now we know what Brexit means, and it isn’t what the north-east voted for

    Chi Onwurah
    I didn’t come into politics to make my constituents poorer. But the leaked report on Brexit’s regional economic effects shows that’s what will happen to them, says the Labour MP Chi Onwurah

January 2018

  • Bus passing Google campus

    All workers need unions – including those in Silicon Valley

    Chi Onwurah
    The tech giants’ rhetoric about looking after staff does not reflect how employees are treated. It’s vital that workers organise, writes Labour MP Chi Onwurah

October 2017

  • Humanoid Robot 'Sophia'

    The rise of the robots need not spell downfall for humans

    Chi Onwurah
  • Security and camera icons on a phone

    Is drive-by sex toy hacking a wake-up call for Britain’s internet security?

    Chi Onwurah

September 2017

  • Handprint<br>A22WNB Handprint

    The grooming of girls in Newcastle is not an issue of race – it’s about misogyny

    Chi Onwurah
    Turning these appalling crimes into a matter of race and religion is an insult to the survivors, writes Labour MP for Newcastle upon Tyne Central Chi Onwurah

July 2017

  • Alek Wek

    Black beauty will be political until the day it is seen as normal

    Chi Onwurah
    Chi Onwurah, the Labour MP for Newcastle Central, writes about launching the Black Fashion and Beauty Awards

June 2017

  • Demonstrators shout outside Kensington town hall, during a protest after the fire that destroyed Grenfell Tower.

    The Grenfell protesters are right. Red tape saves lives

    Chi Onwurah
    Activism following events such as the Grenfell fire is not deplorable, as the Telegraph suggests, but essential. Historically, political response to needless death has advanced society

February 2017

  • Protesters and migrant workers hold banners and flags as they demonstrate outside parliament to highlight their contribution to the UK economy

    Labour needs a ‘proper’ immigration policy. Here’s what it should look like

    Chi Onwurah
    Immigrants are people. Saying there are too many of them is why Trump senses an ally in the UK. So let’s not sacrifice principle on the altar of pragmatism

October 2016

  • Protesters Demonstrate Outside London Byron Burger Restaurant<br>LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 01: A protester demonstrates outside a Byron burger restaurant on August 1, 2016 in London, England. Protesters are opposing an alleged training exercise organised by the company, which was a front for a UK Border Force raid to remove illegal workers. Byron Burger are alleged to have organised a training day for foreign staff in the capital, who were later arrested and deported by government authorities. (Photo by Carl Court/Getty Images)

    We in Labour must dare to defend freedom of movement

    Chi Onwurah
    Yes, the party needs to respond to voters’ anger and sense of betrayal. But let’s not confuse xenophobia with true working-class values

September 2016

  • BEN JENNINGS 160902 OPINION (Web Version)

    Corbyn supporters claim I played the race card. The left shouldn’t try to silence minorities

    Chi Onwurah
    The fight for equality is a constant battle. We need to respect each other’s experiences and fears, otherwise we’re doomed to be more divided

June 2015

  • Tony Blair in 2006 hosting business leaders at No 10.

    On business, Labour must find a path between adulation and the cold shoulder

    Chi Onwurah
    Any new prawn cocktail offensive will fail unless the party is honest about the challenges involved and the changes needed
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