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Revealed: The Tory's North South divide in police recruits

The Home Secretary is holding back funds to give the North the same extra police officers as the south - and Labour has the figures to...

Police staff deserve a fair pay

Police staff are a vital part of fight against crime, and it’s time the Home Secretary handed over the funds for a proper pay rise. Last...

Cost of living crisis forcing women to stay with abusers

Emergency grants are desperately needed to help people escape abusive partners during the cost of living crisis. That's why I’ve joined...

Our demands for the new PM

Throughout this summer people have been stepping up across our region to help others and support their neighbourhood. As inflation soars...

Feeding Families - the frontline in the fight against poverty

Feeding Families are fighting poverty head on- so I'm running my first (and last) ever Great North Run for them. Feeding Families are on...

A fresh start for Britain

As Boris Johnson clung on to power and the Tories turned a blind eye to the nation's cost of living crisis, our Labour Party was setting...

To end poverty, we must devolve real power to those who experience it

Poverty in England is entrenched and it is entrenched because the people who experience it have no power to end it. That’s the simple...

How my violence Reduction Unit is standing by families and cutting crime

Poverty, deprivation and crime go hand in hand. We all know criminals thrive when people are denied opportunity and we know that when...

Honouring crime-fighting local heroes

I was honoured to be standing alongside a brave Newcastle mum who has received a top recognition for her work teaching kids about knife...

Together we can reclaim our ambition

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