As I said earlier in the year NEAS has been underfunded and understaffed for years – but that does not excuse management from being more concerned at protecting their reputation than protecting patients. The initial reports of neglect,…
Jarrow MP Kate Osborne has written to the Environment Agency North East and Leader of Gateshead Council, Cllr Martin Gannon to raise concerns about a foul smell emitting from Wardley Biogas Plant as well as contacting the plant itself to…
Transport Focus London Travelwatch (Correspondence sent by email only) Dear Transport Focus & London Travelwatch, RE: Objections to the proposed closure of ticket offices at Northern Trains, Transpennine Express and LNER I am writing to…
Yesterday the Boundary Commission for England published its final recommendations for new parliamentary constituency boundary proposals. I welcome the two new Gateshead wards being added to the Jarrow constituency and I’m sad to lose the…
A team that makes health information easier to understand has won an NHS Parliamentary Award. The title will be presented next week, on the day the NHS marks its 75th birthday. South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust is leading…
The devastation we witnessed and personal stories were heartbreaking, we met with hundreds of people, still living in tents and their stories all had one thing in common – they were left alone for 3/4/5 days before they received any…
Jarrow MP Kate Osborne will today (23 January) warn that the NHS is being pushed into an avoidable and unprecedented collapse, when she leads a debate in the House of Commons chamber on the future of the NHS, its funding and staffing. And…
The Government is on a mission to take power away from the people, from restrictions on the right to protest, restrictions on democracy with Voter ID, removing huge chunks of human rights with a bill that scraps over 4,000 pieces of…
Kate Osborne MP has secured a 90 minute long debate in parliament on the future of Royal Mail and will demand the government retain the six-day-a-week postal service that Royal Mail are currently obligated to deliver. The Jarrow MP will…
What a year 2022 was! 3 Prime Ministers, several Cabinet reshuffles, and a Tory Party in crisis. As the MP for the Jarrow constituency, I have been working hard helping constituents locally and in Parliament, asking questions, and holding…
This morning the Government announced a £1.4bn devolution deal for the North East which will now go through a public consultation if agreed by Councils and Cabinet. This deal includes both South Tyneside and Gateshead Councils who are in…
Kate Osborne MP calls for a public inquiry into historic abuse at Medomsley and an immediate stop to women suffering in detention in the same venue, Derwentside. Kate Osborne and members of the Women and Equalities Select Committee visited…
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The cost-of-living crisis is hitting our communities hard – people are understandably worried about how they are going to pay their bills and feed their families over the coming months. Inflation at a 41-year-high of 11.1%, rising food,…
Cost-of-Living Roadshow organised by Jarrow MP Kate Osborne. Kate Osborne MP has organised a cost-of-living roadshow to reach out to local residents and ensure that they know how and where to access support as we head into a tough winter.…
I had two interviews, one last month and a short radio interview yesterday with the BBC regarding the abuse I receive in person, online and how it felt to give evidence in court. Abuse of MPs is a serious issue that I have and will…
Now that the Tories have installed Rishi Sunak as the new Tory Prime Minister – our NHS may well be one of their first victims. Liz Truss lasted just 44 days as Prime Minister, yet her actions in that short amount of time caused untold…
The people of South Tyneside don’t want another unelected Tory Prime Minister, they want – and need – change. They need a Government that will undo the damage inflicted by the Conservative’s, a Government that will look after our…
Kate’s latest column for the Shields Gazette: As most of you will know, 200 local people set off from Jarrow on a near 300-mile trek to London carrying a 12,000-named petition to the Conservative Prime Minister Stanley Baldwin. At that…
The Jarrow March project will be launching on the 6th of October 2022, encouraging people in the northeast to walk, run, cycle or any other method they may choose in replication of the original Jarrow march, to raise funds for local…
Read Kate’s latest column for the Shields Gazette: Normal parliamentary business has been suspended following the passing of Queen Elizabeth II. It is a deep loss for the Royal Family and my thoughts are with them at this difficult time.…
Today we are finally seeing the back of a law-breaking scandal ridden Prime Minister. Johnson has left the country in a state of crisis, with the majority living in fuel poverty, spiraling inflation, widening regional inequality, sewage…
Read Kate’s latest column for the Shields Gazette: Next week the House of Commons returns from its summer recess with a new prime minister to be announced – but as the two candidates have made clear we should expect more of the same…
Read below the full text from Kate’s letter to Peter Kyle MP Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Dear Peter, I am writing to confirm my resignation as Shadow Northern Ireland Private Parliamentary Secretary. As I set out in my…
Read Kate’s latest column for the Shields Gazette: Prices have risen by more than 200%, inflation has risen to a record 40 year high and wages have fallen at sharpest rate on record and now the energy price cap is set to double in January,…
Jarrow MP Kate Osborne is launching a summer initiative to engage with as many people in the Jarrow constituency as possible over the next couple of months. Plans include a summer survey as well as visits across the constituency, a…
Kate’s latest column for the Shields Gazette: Earlier this week in Westminster, shameless Conservative MPs passed a motion of confidence in Boris Johnson’s zombie government – just days after doing everything they could to force him out of…
Kate’s latest column for the Shields Gazette: At the time of writing this column, 30 of the Prime Minister’s Government frontbenchers have resigned and by the time you read this article, many more could have handed in their resignations…