Blogs - Andy McDonald MP

Support for people experiencing domestic abuse

My visit today to meet Zareen Smith, Local Director at HSBC Bank in Middlesbrough town centre was fascinating. They have launched Safe Spaces in all their branches so anyone who is experiencing domestic abuse can walk into the branch and seek specialist support and advice. We know the levels of…

The people of Teesside donate £225,000 to help those in need in Ukraine

The people of Teesside have donated over £225,000 to help those in need in Ukraine. It will be used by the Disasters Emergency Committee. The presentation was made ahead of Boro’s home game against Fulham and was made by representatives of supporter groups including Middlesbrough Supporters Forum, Middlesbrough Supporters Club…

Boro to donate gate share to Ukraine

I have been in discussions with Steve Gibson and Middlesbrough Football Club over recent days regarding this very significant and immensely generous donation of Middlesbrough’s share of the gate receipts from the Chelsea FA cup tie. This is very much an expression of solidarity with the people of Ukraine who…

International Women’s Day 2022

On International Women’s Day I send my solidarity and support to women across the world. Thoughts are obviously with women in Ukraine who are fighting against Russian aggression. We know women have been forced to flee from their homes and life is unthinkably hard for them. Today, and every day,…

Book of Solidarity for Ukraine

It is my privilege to sign the Book of Solidarity for Ukraine, whose people simply seek to live in peace and freedom.

International Cochlear Implant Day

Today is International Cochlear Implant Day which aims to raise awareness of cochlear implants across the world and I was delighted to visit the North East Regional Cochlear Implant Programme (NERCIP) based out of Middlesbrough’s James Cook University Hospital. It has been running for 32 years, implanting its first adult patient…

BEIS Select Committee visit to Brussels

As a relatively new member of the House of Commons Business Energy and Industrial Strategy Select Committee, together with committee colleagues I travelled to Brussels recently as part of our inquiry into competition policy and state aid. Our conversations with witnesses to our inquiry also covered Horizon Europe – the…

Britain needs a pay rise

Inflation is now at 5.5% and continues to outpace wages and benefits. Britain needs a pay rise. Benefits and public sector wages have been frozen by the Tories for many years over the past 12 years and the rises that are coming through now are just not enough to make…

My response to standards investigation into Middlesbrough Mayor

I have had sight of the 239 pages of the report of Wilkin Chapman Solicitors into the allegations concerning Mayor Andy Preston and the images discovered on his personal computer in his Mayoral Office on Friday 31st January 2020. I have also seen Mr Preston’s ridiculous comments and allegations. The contents…

The Levelling Up announcement

Levelling up is a blizzard of announcements but with no new money. Without it, it’s simply a wish list. I do however welcome the commitment to a long term plan and ambitions taking us to 2030 and that’s the right thing to do, but the aspirations around things like transport…

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