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Caution urged over Labour's leadership election
08 Sep 2015
Paul's column for the local Sentinel yesterday warns against any return to Labour's bad old yesterdays. 'Hammer of the Left' was published a dozen years ago now by Politico's - it was thanks to the publisher Iain Dale that the story was told.
Newcastle MP joins Parliamentary protest urging action over life-changing drug for Tia
15 Jul 2015
Newcastle’s Labour MP Paul Farrelly today joined Tia Copsey, her father Tim and other parents and children outside Parliament to lobby the government to fund a drug that is proven to help people suffering from the rare genetic disorder, Morquio Syndrome.
Paul Farrelly MP - Initial comments on the Budget
08 Jul 2015
There is much to welcome in today's Budget statement, but also much to worry about. Newcastle's MP gives his initial reaction to the measures outlined by the Chancellor, George Osborne, in the House of Commons earlier today.
Paul Farrelly: The BBC licence fee deal is a drive-by shooting
07 Jul 2015
Writing in today's Guardian newspaper, Newcastle's MP has attacked the government's handling of the BBC's licence fee deal - read the article here.
Newcastle’s MP calls for urgent talks over local NHS cuts
03 Jun 2015
Newcastle’s Labour MP Paul Farrelly has called for an urgent meeting of all parts of the NHS with local MPs to discuss cuts to local community hospitals, the crisis at A&E and a looming £200m plus deficit in Staffordshire health and social care services.
Staffordshire NHS faces £200 million shortfall, says secret Government report
27 Feb 2015
The Government is refusing to publish in full the disturbing findings of an official report which shows the local NHS heading for a £217m deficit in the next four years, if nothing changes.
Newcastle’s MP slams RBS NatWest over ‘predatory’ treatment of local business
05 Dec 2014
Newcastle’s Labour MP Paul Farrelly has slated the scandal-hit Royal Bank of Scotland over the alleged mis-selling of a complicated financial product to local business DK Motorcycles, which cost the firm well over £1/2 million in extra interest and penalty charges.
Helping pub landlords to stay open, and battling changes to the NHS
24 Nov 2014
It’s head above the parapet – hopefully, not on a pike – time. Unfashionable in the current climate it may be, but I want to raise two cheers, at least, for Parliament in the last week.
London bias in arts funding must be tackled, says Culture Committee report
05 Nov 2014
The capital is getting an unfair slice of funding for the arts, subsidised unacceptably by taxpayers and lottery-players from the rest of the country, the House of Commons Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee has concluded in its latest report, published today.
Tougher sanctions needed against Putin – says Newcastle’s MP
22 Jul 2014
The Labour MP for Newcastle, Paul Farrelly, has called for tougher financial sanctions against Russia following the shooting down of Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17 last week.
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