Sharon Hodgson July-Aug 2022 number 153



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

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 by over 50% in the first half of 2022, and with further rises coming, doing nothing is not an option. 

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

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.

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.

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 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.

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



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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 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.

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

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