Chi Onwurah

Nov 22, 2024 | politics.co.uk | Chi Onwurah

On Wednesday, I was really pleased to announce that our first inquiry as the new science, innovation, and technology committee would look at social media, misinformation and harmful algorithms – a pressing issue, given last summer’s terrible riots.

Sep 24, 2024 | theguardian.com | Frances Ryan |Tom Baldwin |Alan Finlayson |Nesrine Malik |Tom Belger |Chi Onwurah | +1 more

Frances Ryan: The tactic was clear – sweeping optimism with a large dose of classic Starmer cautionAs the first Labour prime minister to address conference in 15 years, Keir Starmer should have walked on stage in Liverpool as a conquering hero. Instead, he arrived amid a series of missteps and scandals. Forget a honeymoon period, Starmer has barely managed a long weekend in Skeggy. His tactic today was clear: sweeping optimism with a large dose of classic Starmer caution.

Feb 16, 2024 | mirror.co.uk | Chi Onwurah

Before I was an MP, I worked as a Chartered Electrical Engineer for two decades. I’ve now spent over a decade as Engineer and MP in the House of Commons. I knew from a young age that I wanted to be an engineer, but I wasn’t aware of any female engineers, which made it hard to argue with those who told me girls did not ‘do engineering.’ I suffered from what I now call Marie Curie Syndrome – the inability to name more than one female scientist or engineer.