Emma in the Press

Cross-party MPs have criticised the Financial Conduct Authority for its controversial decision not to investigate the role of building societies in a £138m scandal which has affected the properties and life savings of more than 2,000 elderly victims.

Bin strikes in South Tyneside will be cut short following “positive discussions” between the council and Unions.

The GMB Union has agreed that members of its waste crew will return to work on Tuesday 7 May.

Action short of strike will be suspended to allow an action plan, which was agreed in April following feedback from the workforce and Unions, to take effect.

This week, the Government’s ludicrous Rwanda Bill returned to Parliament. Two years on from the initial plan to distract from the Tories’ woeful record on asylum processing, the failing scheme has consumed valuable Parliamentary time.

The Miners’ Strike of 1984-85 was one of the defining moments of the 20th century and marked the moment of strongest resistance against Thatcher’s industrial vandalism and the hollowing-out of our mining communities.

If there is one thing that unites us all, it is sporting or royal events, and the place we tend to gather is our local pub, the beating heart of all our communities.

Last week my Licensing Hours Extension Bill moved another step closer to becoming an Act of Parliament, passing its second reading.

On Politics Live, Emma discusses the dire state of council finances, the cost-of-living crisis, the readiness of our armed forces, and the Government’s Rwanda scheme. 

Emma Lewell-Buck MP has proposed a new Private Members Bill to ensure hospitality venues can open longer during national events.

In last week’s Autumn Statement when the Chancellor spoke about the Tories plans to reform disability assessments, my blood ran cold.

Emma Lewell-Buck MP has been drawn in the Private Member’s Bill ballot, enabling her to propose legislation to the House of Commons.

After being refused two rounds of levelling-up funding, the government has finally decided to grant £20m to South Shields to help with redevelopment of the town centre after years of campaigning.

Emma Lewell-Buck MP speaks to Feeding Britain Director Andrew Forsey about her food poverty work in South Shields and her Healthy Start Scheme Bill. 

Emma spoke on the BBC Politics North panel discussing cuts to BBC Local Radio Services, Labour’s plan for the NHS and the issue of potholes within our local communities.

Emma spoke on the BBC Politics Live panel show discussing record overcrowding in prisons, the possibility of a wealth tax and the local election results.

“Nothing changes, you are all the same” – one of the phrases any political campaigner will be familiar with. But we aren’t all the same. Individual MPs and Councillors aren’t all the same. That is why at election time it is important to use your vote carefully

Emma Lewell-Buck is celebrating the ten-year anniversary of her election as the Member of Parliament for South Shields.

Emma Lewell-Buck MP and Sir Brendan Foster CBE hosted a screening event and reception in Parliament this week for the documentary film, ‘Great North: A Run, A River, A Region’.

Since 2010, successive Tory Governments have chipped away at our NHS – the aim being to force the privatisation of the service when its eventually on its knees.

Last week I listened to yet another budget that was full of rhetoric and smokescreens. Another budget that unravelled just as quick as all the other Tory ones before it.

Emma Lewell-Buck has spoken of her “surprise” at the decision to close Chuter Ede Community Centre but has reassured those who use the site she will work to “retain vital community services”.

Low-income parents should be automatically enrolled to receive support to feed their young children, an MP has said.

Two brave South Shields Second World War airmen are at the heart of a campaign to commemorate a unit which lost almost half of its personnel in the conflict.

Children in the North East are facing poverty on a ‘unprecedented scale and severity’ an MP has said following the a new report into the cost of living crisis.

Thirteen years of mismanagement and neglect has caused an unprecedented level of crisis in our health service.

It’s been announced that a devolution deal for the North-East has been agreed between the Government and our local councils.

The government has rejected a petition tabled by South Shields residents calling for people to have a “right of refusal” of green belt development in their local area.

The north of England is facing a child poverty epidemic. It’s a result of decisions made by this government, argues Emma Lewell-Buck

I recently went to Ukraine as a member of the Commons defence select committee, and if I was in any doubt of the need to give them every bullet and bomb we can, I am now certain that we must.

South Tyneside’s MPs say they will not be claiming the cost of a staff Christmas party on expenses after the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority told MPs they can claim the cost of food and drink at Christmas parties.

Political leaders across South Tyneside have been sharing their reactions to the Government’s autumn statement.

Emma appeared on Politics Live on the 9th November, discussing Gavin Williamson, the EU Retained Law Bill, the top rate of tax and more….

South Shields Labour MP Emma Lewell-Buck said: “Thank you for your service. In our nation’s darkest times Her Majesty’s words always brought comfort.”

It’s been announced that a devolution deal for the North-East has been agreed between the Government and our local councils.

The government has rejected a petition tabled by South Shields residents calling for people to have a “right of refusal” of green belt development in their local area.

The north of England is facing a child poverty epidemic. It’s a result of decisions made by this government, argues Emma Lewell-Buck

I recently went to Ukraine as a member of the Commons defence select committee, and if I was in any doubt of the need to give them every bullet and bomb we can, I am now certain that we must.

South Tyneside’s MPs say they will not be claiming the cost of a staff Christmas party on expenses after the Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority told MPs they can claim the cost of food and drink at Christmas parties.

Political leaders across South Tyneside have been sharing their reactions to the Government’s autumn statement.

Emma appeared on Politics Live on the 9th November, discussing Gavin Williamson, the EU Retained Law Bill, the top rate of tax and more….

South Shields Labour MP Emma Lewell-Buck said: “Thank you for your service. In our nation’s darkest times Her Majesty’s words always brought comfort.”