The Latest Breaking News from Carine McKinnell

Tyneside women 'woefully underrepresented' among list of greats given Newcastle's highest honour

Just four women have been awarded the Freedom of Newcastle in this 21st century, compared to 20 men

Chronicle Live · Mar 8, 2023

Pride and passion: Newcastle United and fans hailed by MPs and council leaders after cup final

MPs and councils across the region have remained positive following the cup final defeat

Chronicle Live · Feb 27, 2023

Newcastle foodbank which feared closure after parking nightmare has £4,000 fines cancelled

Kenton Foodbank has had more than £4,000 of fines 'quashed' and acquired permits for its two vans

Chronicle Live · Dec 3, 2022

Q&A: MPs call for general election after Prime Minister Liz Truss resigns - but can there be one?

Liz Truss will become the shortest ever serving PM in the history of UK politics

Chronicle Live · Oct 20, 2022

Newcastle MP head debate for immediate general election as more than 634,000 people sign petition

Catherine McKinnell led a debate at Westminster Hall on Monday afternoon

Chronicle Live · Oct 17, 2022

'Rearranging chairs on a sinking ship' - North East MPs call on Truss to go after Kwarteng sacked as Chancellor

The Prime Minister insisted she would not resign after removing her Chancellor on Friday

Chronicle Live · Oct 14, 2022

'Reckless and irresponsible' – North East Labour MPs' tax cut fury after mini-budget 'for the rich'

Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng announced a huge set of measures on Friday, including abolishing the top rate of income tax for high earners, which will be funded by more than £70bn of borrowing

Chronicle Live · Sep 23, 2022

North East MPs reflect after visiting Westminster Palace to see the Queen's coffin lying in state

There have been reports of some people queuing for up to 14 hours

Chronicle Live · Sep 16, 2022

Major concerns as GCSE and A-level results expose 'worrying' gap between the North East and London

Our region had the lowest percentage of pupils achieving top GCSE grades this year, with a 10.2% disparity to London

Chronicle Live · Aug 25, 2022

North East Labour and Conservative MPs react to Sue Gray's report into 'partygate'

Sue Gray said "many will be dismayed that behaviour of this kind took place on this scale at the heart of Government" and "what happened fell well short" of the standards expected

Chronicle Live · May 25, 2022