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Final Opportunity: An open invitation to North East MPs
June 30, 2025 @ 2:00 pm - 3:30 pm

Final Opportunity: An open invitation to North East MPs
“We’ve waited since May 9th. Now, MPs have until June 30th to face the people they’re failing.” – Difference North East
MPs WELFARE CUTS MEETING. MPs WHO HAVEN’T YET OPPOSED WELFARE CUTS: WILL THEY ATTEND?
The following MPs have not committed to voting against welfare reforms. Their Disabled constituents stand to lose, we’ve invited them to our welfare cuts meeting:
- Houghton and Sunderland South (Bridget Phillipson): £350.29 (£21.6M total)
- Washington and Gateshead South (Sharon Hodgson): £325.42 (£18.6M total)
- Newton Aycliffe and Spennymoor (Alan Strickland): £310.55 (£18.2M total)
- Redcar (Anna Turley): £307.67 (£17.1M total)
- Sunderland Central (Lewis Atkinson): £297.40 (£18.7M total)
- North Durham (Luke Akehurst): £297.31 (£17.2M total)
- Stockton North (Chris McDonald): £291.99 (£18.4M total)
Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland (Luke Myer): £278.55 (£15.3M total)UPDATE has since signed the amendment- Blaydon and Consett (Liz Twist): £250.00 (£14.0M total)
- Gateshead Central and Whickham (Mark Ferguson): £246.92 (£15.5M total)
- Darlington (Lola McEvoy): £230.77 (£14.0M total)
- Cramlington and Killingworth (Emma Foody): £220.96 (£13.2M total)
- North Northumberland (David Smith): £199.96 (£10.4M total)
- Stockton West (Matt Vickers): £150.82 (£8.4M total)
- Newcastle upon Tyne Central and West (Chi Onwurah): £231.46 (£20.9M total)
- Tynemouth (Alan Campbell): £197.42 (£11.3M total)
- Hexham (Joe Morris): £158.49 (£845k total)
- Newcastle upon Tyne North (Catherine Mckinnell): £137.28 (£9.9M)
EVENT DETAILS
Date: June 30, 2025
Time: 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM (BST)
Format: MPs Welfare Cuts Meeting: Private Zoom meeting (An open invitation to meet has been sent to all MPs in the North East) Email claire@differencenortheast.org.uk to get the link!
This isn’t negotiation. It’s accountability.