Junk food harms kids. @jamieoliveroffical.bsky.social and I are taking a stand and backing his #AdEnough campaign by banning junk food adverts on Tyne and Wear Metro 🚇 We want to help young people make healthy choices- they don’t need to see a load of ads for unhealthy food. Enough is enough.

Green jobs are vital for the North East! I loved visiting Low Carbon Materials, they’re real innovators creating building materials that absorb carbon. I’m proud they’ve won the BE100 SCALE competition at the @blueearthsummit.bsky.social! They’re putting the region on the map! Congratulations.

It’s half term and it’s time for more family adventures! 🚌 Remember- Kids Go Free when travelling with an adult on the bus, Shields Ferry and Metro during half term! 🌳 That’ll make exploring our beautiful region during the holidahs even more affordable.

We’re backing the award-winning Ad Gefrin in Wooler with our Events and Festivals fund. They have an exciting Yule celebration planned. This is all about bringing a community together, welcoming visitors and celebrating the food, heritage and culture of our North East.

Sophie is smashing the stereotype of what a construction worker looks like! 👷‍♀️ It was brilliant chatting to her about her career at @bellwayhomes and how she’s helping shape the future of house building.🏠 She’s a role model for other women striving for success in this growing industry.💪🏽

Our New Deal for North East Workers will make our region the best place to work. That means skills courses so young people can get a 1st job, help to climb the career ladder and support if you want to get back into work. So people across our region can get a good day’s pay for a hard day’s work.

Moor Farm roundabout on the A19 needs an upgrade! Fixing it will: 🏘️ Unlock thousands of new homes 🚑 Make it quicker and easier to access the hospital at Cramlington 🚘 Ease traffic for thousands each day @emmafoodymp.bsky.social and I are pushing this hard and will continue to until it’s sorted!

The Northumberland Line stations need to open asap! It can take 12 weeks after a station is complete for trains to stop - we can’t wait that long. I’ve written to Network Rail with Ian Lavery & @emmafoodymp.bsky.social to urge them to move faster so passengers can take advantage of the new line.

I’ll be live, taking your questions and ideas on BBC Radio Newcastle this morning 9-10. I’d love to hear from you. You can get in touch by texting 81333 and starting your message BBC or calling 08002346565!

I met some fab women in Wallsend recently who are smashing misconceptions about what a construction worker looks like 👷‍♀️ Bellway are bringing more women into house building and it's paying off. As we build more homes than ever, talented women are shaping how and thriving in a male dominated sector!

To our Jewish friends and neighbours across the North East. Now is the time for the people of our region to do what we do best - unite and stand together in solidarity, against hate and division.

I am incredibly saddened to hear of the attack at a synagogue in Manchester. It’s even more appalling today, on Yom Kippur, the holiest day in the Jewish calendar. Sending love and solidarity from the North East to victims, their families, emergency services and the community.

Come on England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 #RedRoses 🌹

This is patriotism. 🇬🇧 This is pride. This is unity. This is a city and a region saying loud and clear- no to racism and no to a far right agenda seeking to divide us. So much love for our place and our people today. Thank you to everyone who came out and showed who we are.❤️

Young people growing up in the North East deserve their part in a future driven by AI. It was brilliant to speak to apprentices with Tech Secretary Liz Kendall at Sage. They’re a key part of our new AI Growth Zone in Northumberland and North Tyneside. The North East is truly leading the way!

Tommy Robinson's brand of hate and division offers the people of the North East nothing. He won't create jobs, he won't do anything to reduce your energy bills, he won't make your local transport better. All he offers is hate, and too often violence. There is no place for that in this region.(1/4)

We couldn’t stand by and watch one of Durham’s iconic bridges risk closure. We’ll be investing £7.5m to get Baths Bridge back up to scratch for generations to come!

Yes. @redhillsdurham.bsky.social is back and it’s incredible. It was fantastic today to see new life in the beating heart of Durham city. We’re supporting the team there in celebrating our mining heritage while forging a new future bringing communities together.

Investment in green energy means jobs for local people now and for decades to come. We’re supporting Port of Tyne to attract thousands of jobs in offshore wind. The North East is the home of the green energy revolution and we’re creating opportunity now. www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/north-e...

3 sleeps until the Great North Run. I’m running for 2 amazing charities who are changing lives across the North East. Love, Amelia and Sir Bobby Robson Foundation. Here’s my link- if you can donate I’d really appreciate it and I know they would too. www.peoplesfundraising.com/fundraising/...

It’s #GreatNorthRun week! Eeek. Yesterday I squeezed in a sunny 7km to wind down training before the big day. I’m running for 2 incredible charities- Love,Amelia and the Sir Bobby Robson Foundation. If you can donate I really appreciate it. Here’s the link: peoplesfundraising.com/fundraising/ki…

⭐️Happy GCSE results day.⭐️ Good luck and well done to all those collecting results in the North East and beyond.🎉 🧑‍⚕️ Your options are limitless, whether it’s school or college, an apprenticeship, work or another route- be proud of your achievement and enjoy all that the future holds.👷‍♀️

Forth Yards is am amazing location on the banks of the Tyne yet it's stood mostly unused for 20 years. We simply couldn’t miss this opportunity when new homes are so needed! I’m delighted that we’ve secured £121.8m for up to 2,500 homes on the edge of Newcastle city centre 🏘️

Stagecoach could simply dip into the massive profits and settle this! Unite just want drivers paid the same as elsewhere in the country. Drivers don’t want to strike and cause disruption but they shouldn't be short-changed either. I told Stagecoach bosses last week we need this sorted asap.

TOP SECRET! I’m sworn to secrecy but it was great to get a sneak peak at new games being made at @ubisoft.com in Gosforth🎮 It’s amazing that leading games like Assassin’s Creed and Avatar were made here. This is a thriving, growing industry in the NE and key to our plans create real opportunity.

The North is home to some of the best universities in Britain . We’re known for innovation! Yet, once again that legacy is ignored. More Whitehall-centric decisions saying talent only exists in the South? It’s not good enough. It needs to change and change for good.

A reminder for families that Kids Go Free on the bus, Shields Ferry and Metro over the summer holidays! Our region is rich with adventures so I hope this helps parents get out and explore ⛱️🎨🏰 It's all part of my plans to make public transport more affordable 🚌

It was a pleasure to be interviewed by youth advocate Rylie Sweeney. She's a fab ambassador for young people, raising the issues that matter to them. We spoke about what we're doing to help young people onto the career ladder. Keep an eye out for her piece for @BBCNews Look North later in August!

Today NUST met with North East Mayor @kimmcguinness.bsky.social to explore opportunities to work together in the future. The meeting was a great step towards a shared goal: positive change for the North East. We look forward to representing our members’ views at this level. #NUFC

I love that this Monday morning, after the mighty Lionesses win yesterday, there are little girls all over the North East and this country who woke up today knowing they can achieve their dreams. If you can see it, you can be it. ❤️🦁

With @mayorofwy.bsky.social, @kimmcguinness.bsky.social, and Mayor Claire Ward, I’ll be roaring the Lionesses on today – for football to come home again. Come on England!

A big day for families as we launch the North East Child Poverty Action Plan. Our region has shamefully high levels of child poverty- we have to act! With a £28.6m investment, we’ll do just that. We’ll expand baby box deliveries, give grants to pregnant mams, increase youth services and such more.

Building a politics of respect from the ground up with @kimmcguinness.bsky.social. We sit down with the Mayor of the North East, to discuss devolution, the politics of respect, and why building an ‘infrastructure of opportunity’ matters. ecosystem-project.ucl.ac.uk/home/ideas-f...

🏳️‍🌈 Absolutely gutted to not be able to join Northern Pride in Newcastle this weekend! 🏳️‍🌈 I love that this year’s theme is ‘Unapologetically Visible’. Let’s remember that for many of the LGBT+ community the fight continues for equality, safety and inclusion. (1/2)

Great to have @kimmcguinness.bsky.social backing our State of the North report and its call for fairer culture funding for the North and more devolved powers for culture.

I love the North East- I know you do too. The school hols are a great time to get out and explore our region. ☀️ And we’re making it more affordable to do exactly that. Kids Go Free on all buses, Metro and the Shields Ferry for the whole summer holidays.⛱️⚽🎨

What’s your favourite North East Beach? My fave thing is a beach walk with my dogs. I’m there in any spare moment I have. 🌊 Loved seeing 4 of our North East beaches in @thetimes Best Beaches Guide. Cocklawburn, Embleton Bay, Creswell and Roker made the cut but were spoiled for choice!

Young people don't hold back on saying what matters to them, and why should they? These brilliant students from Dene Academy are full of ideas and they want action! We covered so much from climate change to jobs and buses🌳👷‍♀️🚌 What matters is what happens next- turning their ideas into opportunity.

High streets are the lifeblood of communities and we want to see them thrive. Great to open Newcastle Building Society’s flagship branch. They are investing in high streets and community spaces with new branches at a time when other banks are abandoning face to face banking.

Our Tyne and Wear Metro’s creaking 1980s signalling system needs replaced🚇 I promised I’d secure the investment we need. I’m delighted to confirm the Government has committed to funding the upgrade.🎉 That means we can get to work on delivering the world-class public transport our region deserves.

Wouldn’t we love to see our Angel of the North on a bank note?

The @my-metro.bsky.social in Washington! Great to chat to residents at Washington Library about their views on our exciting plans to extend the Metro. This is just the start of the conversation. Find out more here: nexus.org.uk/news/item/metr…

The North East is a manufacturing powerhouse and the Industrial Strategy backs us to grow. This Government has listened when we said energy costs for business are too high- reducing costs by at least 25% will both safeguard jobs and help us attract more businesses to create more.

Pleased to see our work & that of other @northumbriauni.bsky.social cultural partnership orgs being highlighted as part of both NE Mayor @kimmcguinness.bsky.social ' ambitious local growth plan & the Unis social mission to change lives. Find out more at @theguardian.com article tinyurl.com/3jp2a7kh

I want the North East to be the best place to work. SHINE is our bold new initiative to celebrate excellent workplaces and help employers improve. Part of our New Deal for North East Workers, Shine will help make sure everyone in our region has access to opportunity. shine.northeast-ca.gov.uk

Home. Absolutely sums it up. And pride, and love and identity. Sam Fender was a total and utter class act.

For too long, spending and investment has been rigged in this country against the people of the North East. But that is now changing. I’ll keep working with the Chancellor and fighting to channel more investment into our great region

🎶 A went to Blaydon Races, 'twas on the ninth of June 🎵 Good luck to everyone gannin’ along the Scotswood Road later! I always feel so proud seeing so many runners taking part in our iconic race 🏃‍♀️👟

Tyne Bridge cash secured! We’d never let the restoration of our iconic Tyne Bridge go unfinished. Now, thanks to the £1.85bn transport settlement we secured it’s funded! That means our beautiful bridge will be back to its former glory in time for its centenary in 2028!

Too many bus stops aren’t up to scratch in the North East. We’re fixing that. We’re already replacing hundreds across County Durham. And now we’re investing £3.5m to do more across the rest of the region. Plus, £6m to improve 9 rail and Metro stations used by millions each year.