Blogs - Andy McDonald MP

Plans for new railway station and park and ride

I wholly approve and support improved transport links in our area. Getting people out of cars and onto public transport is critical to address congestion, air quality, addressing the climate emergency by reducing emissions and for improving the liveability in our urban areas. Greater frequency of trains on the current…

West Lane Hospital Statement

On hearing of a second death at West Lane Mental Health Hospital Andy McDonald, Middlesbrough MP said: “It is staggering and of major concern that there should be a second death at West Lane coming so soon after the death of Christie Harnett. My heart goes out to the family…

Euro Elections- Andy’s View

As you can no doubt imagine I have been contacted by 1000’s of constituents regarding Brexit over the last 2 years and in light of this week’s European Elections I wanted to share with you my response to local people’s queries regarding the Elections and the Labour Party’s position. I…

Andy McDonald MP demands urgent meeting with Minister over school places in Middlesbrough

Andy McDonald, MP for Middlesbrough, has this week been leading calls for an urgent meeting with the schools Minister Nick Gibb over a new Secondary School for Middlesbrough. The need for more school places was made clear in recent weeks when over 100 local children were told they had not…

My article on the decision of the Tees Valley Combined Authority 24/01/2019

Andy McDonald MP for Middlesbrough and Shadow Secretary of State for Transport speaking on the decision of the Tees Valley Combined Authority to approve the budget plan to buy Durham Tees Valley Airport and to further support for the South Tees Development Corporation plans says that we have to go…

Convincing by election result for newly elected Middlesbrough Councillor Janet Thompson

A convincing by election result for our newly elected Middlesbrough Councillor Janet Thompson. Warm congratulations to Janet who worked so hard for her success and our Labour teams who supported the campaign on the doorstep. I’m certain she will be a popular and hardworking representative for the people of Brambles…

Tees Valley Mayor Houchen proposing to buy our airport for staggering £40m begs an awful lot of questions

If Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen is proposing that the Tees Valley Combined Authority buy out Peel Holdings to acquire Durham Tees Valley airport for a staggering £40m then an awful lot of questions will need to be answered. We need complete transparency here and an end to hiding behind…

The Upper Room, John Paul Centre, Middlesbrough

On Saturday, 6th October I visited The Upper Room above the John Paul Centre in central Middlesbrough just round the corner from my office. The centre is owned by the Catholic Church and houses the North Eastern Refugee Service, other agencies and charities. There’s a chapel and shop with religious…

Dancing Teresa may be “Having the time of her life” but for millions of our fellow citizens that is not the case

On Saturday, 6th October I visited The Upper Room above the John Paul Centre in central Middlesbrough just round the corner from my office. The centre is owned by the Catholic Church and houses the North Eastern Refugee Service, other agencies and charities. There’s a chapel and shop with religious…

Crisis in school funding – NAHT parliamentary petition

The letter below has been sent to me by the National Association of Head Teachers members in the Middlesbrough constituency. Parents may have received this on Friday. The NAHT have set up a parliamentary petition with the aim to get a debate in the House on the crisis in school…

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