Sharon Hodgson MP

Washington & Gateshead South Constituency

News Highlights

Shocking figures show that on average, Northumbrian Water discharged raw sewage every 23 minutes, devastating the North East’s tourism and leisure hotspots.

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On average, Northumbrian Water discharged raw sewage every 23 minutes.

Shocking figures show that on average, Northumbrian Water discharged raw sewage every 23 minutes, devastating the North East’s tourism and leisure hotspots. Read more

It concerns me greatly that many constituents are having to choose between eating and heating, not knowing how they will make it through the winter.

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With average energy bills having increased by over 50% in the first half of 2022, and with further rises coming, doing nothing is not an option. 

Cost of living crisis - help advice

It concerns me greatly that many constituents are having to choose between eating and heating, not knowing how they will make it through the winter.With average energy bills having increased... Read more

Labour unveils plan for Real Living Wage for every adult worker.

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Real Living Wage for every adult worker

Labour unveils plan for Real Living Wage for every adult worker. Read more

Labour’s plan to freeze the energy price cap would make sure people don’t pay a penny more on their fuel bill this winter.

Labour’s plan to freeze energy price cap

Labour’s plan to freeze the energy price cap would make sure people don’t pay a penny more on their fuel bill this winter. Read more

The doctor can’t see you now – 15% of people across the North East and North Cumbria who try to make a GP appointment don’t get one, whilst 59,947 are forced to wait over a month.

The doctor can’t see you now.

The doctor can’t see you now – 15% of people across the North East and North Cumbria who try to make a GP appointment don’t get one, whilst 59,947 are... Read more

After all the sleaze, the scandals and the failure, it’s time for proper change.

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At long last, Boris Johnson has announced that he will be stepping down as leader of the ruling Conservative party.  And yet, this disgraced, law-breaking Prime Minister is trying to cling to power and wait until autumn to resign as PM.

ECHO COLUMN: After all the sleaze, the scandals and the failure, it’s time for proper change.

After all the sleaze, the scandals and the failure, it’s time for proper change.At long last, Boris Johnson has announced that he will be stepping down as leader of the... Read more

Sharon Hodgson MP's report - Jun-July 2022 number 152

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Click on the picture above to read Sharon Hodgson MP's report.

report - Jun-July 2022 number 152

Sharon Hodgson MP's report - Jun-July 2022 number 152Click on the picture above to read Sharon Hodgson MP's report. Read more

Labour will sort out backlog and put patients at core of NHS.

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When my constituent Adam (his name has been changed to protect his privacy) asked for an appointment with a doctor, he was made to wait three months. At the consultation he was told he needed a full hip replacement and that he would have to wait another nine months for a surgery date. Six months later, he called the hospital to ask when that date might be. The hospital told him that he would have to wait a further twelve months.

ECHO COLUMN: We will sort out backlog and put patients at core of NHS.

Labour will sort out backlog and put patients at core of NHS.When my constituent Adam (his name has been changed to protect his privacy) asked for an appointment with a... Read more

Sharon Hodgson MP's report - May-Jun 2022 number 151

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Click on the picture above to read Sharon Hodgson MP's report number 151

Sharon Hodgson MP's report - May-Jun 2022 number 151

Sharon Hodgson MP's report - May-Jun 2022 number 151 Click on the picture above to read Sharon Hodgson MP's report number 151 Read more

The announcement that Go North East will scale back bus services across the North East is utterly predictable.  When central government fails to provide proper funding for bus services, companies are forced to cut back on vital bus routes because they are unviable to run.  It makes a mockery of levelling up and leaves behind the communities that need public transport the most.

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ECHO COLUMN: Lack of bus services makes mockery of Tory levelling-up rhetoric.

The announcement that Go North East will scale back bus services across the North East is utterly predictable.  When central government fails to provide proper funding for bus services, companies... Read more

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