The official Twitter of the @UKLabour Party in the North East of England and North & West Cumbria.

Newcastle upon Tyne
Joined November 2009
Leaked docs show that DfT staff were ordered to stop working on dualling the A1 through Nthumberland in 2021. Despite Tory posturing at NCC and in Ldn, the funding was withdrawn 4 years ago. My focus remains on getting sensible safety improvements from Morpeth to Berwick.
8
10
28
5,741
Labour North retweeted
It was great to welcome the Minister for Future of Roads, Lillian Greenwood MP, to Blyth to see for herself the issues getting in and out of the town. For Blyth to continue to thrive we need real investment so people can access the exciting developments taking place.
6
5
10
2,596
Great to have @RachelReevesMP in Sunderland to talk economic growth & raising living standards. This Government and @SunderlandLab have a plan for change in our city with Riverside housing, more jobs & shorter NHS waits. We have such a bright future: we’ll deliver that together
19
15
26
112
12,536
Great news for Christmas for workers at ⁦@HitachiRailENG⁩. I’ve been working with them and Government to protect these great jobs in County Durham. ⁦Newcastle based @LumoTravel⁩ building trains here shows the strength of our regional pride. chroniclelive.co.uk/news/nor…
11
15
3
98
6,128
🚨 Hitachi train factory saved 🚨 After two years of campaigning, we’ve secured the world class Hitachi train plant in Aycliffe. The Tories abandoned the factory and its workers. Keir Starmer promised to secure its future. He’s delivered. thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/2…
63
80
10
285
22,777
My government is relentlessly focused on delivering for working people. Today’s deal will secure the future of jobs in the Northeast, uplift our industrial heartlands and boost rail services for passengers across the UK. thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/2…
1,837
197
118
984
200,896
A privilege to give my maiden speech in Parliament yesterday. I reflected on the hard work and innovation that built Sunderland, and our shared future. Read in full here: hansard.parliament.uk/common… Listen in full here: fb.watch/vHcZ0sePvl/
3
5
3
20
1,270
Our Labour govt will back British defence production. This deal: ✅ Protects our UK Defence supply chain ✅ Supports skilled North East jobs ✅ Safeguards crucial tech for our Armed Forces & our national security Read more in @TheNorthernEcho 👇 thenorthernecho.co.uk/news/2…
83
56
11
171
34,330
I grew up in a council house, I know how important they are. But, over 60,000 people in our region are on the social housing waiting list. I’m working with @AngelaRayner⁩ to make sure we get building and when we do, we build more social housing. chroniclelive.co.uk/news/new…
167
69
13
415
29,450
The work of change begins today.
1,633
3,919
553
38,140
2,553,267
Labour GAIN North Northumberland from the Conservatives 🌹
7
33
5
309
37,053
Labour GAIN Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland from the Conservatives 🌹
6
60
11
347
78,824
Labour GAIN Carlisle from the Conservatives 🌹
4
54
3
300
22,827
Labour GAIN Penrith and Solway from the Conservatives 🌹
5
45
6
257
20,218
Labour GAIN Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor from the Conservatives 🌹
3
45
7
256
21,710
Labour GAIN Hexham from the Conservatives 🌹
22
104
44
666
60,677
Labour GAIN Bishop Auckland from the Conservatives 🌹
5
75
8
442
35,441
Labour GAIN Hartlepool from the Conservatives 🌹
20
133
62
1,038
99,385