Around the Region

Here you’ll find updates from Jude and Paul on their work around the North East.

Jude and Paul on one year to go until...

With less than one year left until Brexit day on 29 March 2019, Jude and Paul were interviewed by regional newspaper The Chronicle about the impact Brexit has had on...

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Paul Brannen

12 September 2017

Paul's Column: the Great North Run and our welcoming region

Welcome to Tyneside! Welcome to the North East! Welcome to the Great North...

06 September 2017

Journal Letter: blaming lack of Brexit progress on the EU is disingenuous

Jude Kirton-Darling and Paul Brannen, Labour MEPs for the North East of England...

14 August 2017

Worrying number of unfilled NHS jobs could be worsened by Brexit

The number of unfilled NHS jobs in the North East has hit one in 55, The...

14 August 2017

Bleak prospects for a post-Brexit manufacturing industry in the North East

We have long talked about the negative impact that leaving the Single Market...

Paul Brannen

01 August 2017

Paul's column: man's best friend is not the dog, but the tree

As a British MEP I belong to a critically endangered species up there with the...

Jude Kirton-Darling

27 July 2017

Dancing With Trump And His Chlorinated Chicken Will Come At A Huge Expense

The last few days have seen a media frenzy over Liam Fox’s comments on...

12 July 2017

Brexit uncertainty could hinder digital sector development in the North East

A North East union which represents digital and creative businesses in the...

10 July 2017

Almost 9 in 10 North East businesses want to remain in the EU Single Market

A business Brexit survey by the North East England Chamber of Commerce showed...

29 June 2017

Labour condemns Tories’ DUP £1bn deal, as North East gets “nowt”

North East Labour politicians have criticised the Tory government’s shoddy deal...

Jude Kirton-Darling

19 June 2017

The General Election Destroys The Myth That The North East Voted For A Hard Brexit

Make no mistake, last week’s General Election result was a victory for Labour....

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