Mark Ferguson MP
@markfergusonmp.bsky.social
🔈JUST IN: MORE GATESHEAD SCHOOL CHILDREN TO BENEFIT FROM LABOUR'S FREE BREAKFAST CLUBS 🔈
Larkspur Primary, South Street Primary and Kelvin Grove Primary have just been added to the free breakfast club roll out in Gateshead.🥣🍎🍌
Larkspur Primary, South Street Primary and Kelvin Grove Primary have just been added to the free breakfast club roll out in Gateshead.🥣🍎🍌
February 2, 2026 at 4:43 PM
🔈JUST IN: MORE GATESHEAD SCHOOL CHILDREN TO BENEFIT FROM LABOUR'S FREE BREAKFAST CLUBS 🔈
Larkspur Primary, South Street Primary and Kelvin Grove Primary have just been added to the free breakfast club roll out in Gateshead.🥣🍎🍌
Larkspur Primary, South Street Primary and Kelvin Grove Primary have just been added to the free breakfast club roll out in Gateshead.🥣🍎🍌
Labour’s New Deal for Working People will transform the working lives of people in Gateshead and across the country.
Great to be out in Bensham today with our brilliant Labour council candidates, Cllr Kevin Dodds, Crystal Hicks and Shinu Yohannan
Great to be out in Bensham today with our brilliant Labour council candidates, Cllr Kevin Dodds, Crystal Hicks and Shinu Yohannan
January 31, 2026 at 2:53 PM
Labour’s New Deal for Working People will transform the working lives of people in Gateshead and across the country.
Great to be out in Bensham today with our brilliant Labour council candidates, Cllr Kevin Dodds, Crystal Hicks and Shinu Yohannan
Great to be out in Bensham today with our brilliant Labour council candidates, Cllr Kevin Dodds, Crystal Hicks and Shinu Yohannan
This Labour government is tackling the cost of living.
January 20, 2026 at 8:17 PM
This Labour government is tackling the cost of living.
It might be a cold and wet weekend but the Labour team was out on the doors in Bensham to talk about what we’re doing for our community and plans for the future. Thanks to everyone who spoke to us and shared your views
January 18, 2026 at 11:26 AM
It might be a cold and wet weekend but the Labour team was out on the doors in Bensham to talk about what we’re doing for our community and plans for the future. Thanks to everyone who spoke to us and shared your views
New homes, new jobs and investment in Gateshead are top priorities for me as your MP, so it was great to visit MGM and HUSK on the Team Valley today to talk about the new, innovative homes they’re building in Gateshead this year.
Keep an eye out for them in Beacon Lough in the next few months
Keep an eye out for them in Beacon Lough in the next few months
January 16, 2026 at 6:09 PM
New homes, new jobs and investment in Gateshead are top priorities for me as your MP, so it was great to visit MGM and HUSK on the Team Valley today to talk about the new, innovative homes they’re building in Gateshead this year.
Keep an eye out for them in Beacon Lough in the next few months
Keep an eye out for them in Beacon Lough in the next few months
Me and Ben have known each other as long either of us can remember. We grew up together. We went to Gateshead schools together. We’ve been mates for almost four decades.
Tonight we were both invited to Downing Street to celebrate the work we’d done on the Employment Rights Act. A special evening.
Tonight we were both invited to Downing Street to celebrate the work we’d done on the Employment Rights Act. A special evening.
January 12, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Me and Ben have known each other as long either of us can remember. We grew up together. We went to Gateshead schools together. We’ve been mates for almost four decades.
Tonight we were both invited to Downing Street to celebrate the work we’d done on the Employment Rights Act. A special evening.
Tonight we were both invited to Downing Street to celebrate the work we’d done on the Employment Rights Act. A special evening.
From April an additional 32,000 dads per year will be able to access Paternity Leave immediately.
That’s the difference a Labour Government makes.
That’s the difference a Labour Government makes.
January 12, 2026 at 6:34 PM
From April an additional 32,000 dads per year will be able to access Paternity Leave immediately.
That’s the difference a Labour Government makes.
That’s the difference a Labour Government makes.
This, is a proper fry up. Always great to be at the Cafe Under The Spire for a proper lunch on a cold day. If you haven’t been yet, get yourself along it’s so good
January 10, 2026 at 2:08 PM
This, is a proper fry up. Always great to be at the Cafe Under The Spire for a proper lunch on a cold day. If you haven’t been yet, get yourself along it’s so good
Thanks to everyone at Wrekenton Hub for having me at their weekly Tea and Toast. A great community event and a brilliant opportunity for local people to get together
January 10, 2026 at 9:56 AM
Thanks to everyone at Wrekenton Hub for having me at their weekly Tea and Toast. A great community event and a brilliant opportunity for local people to get together
❄️⚠️ Cold weather payments have been triggered here in Gateshead Central and Whickham.
To trigger the payments, the average temperature at a specified weather station must be recorded as, or forecast to be, 0°C or below for seven consecutive days.
To trigger the payments, the average temperature at a specified weather station must be recorded as, or forecast to be, 0°C or below for seven consecutive days.
January 9, 2026 at 5:19 PM
❄️⚠️ Cold weather payments have been triggered here in Gateshead Central and Whickham.
To trigger the payments, the average temperature at a specified weather station must be recorded as, or forecast to be, 0°C or below for seven consecutive days.
To trigger the payments, the average temperature at a specified weather station must be recorded as, or forecast to be, 0°C or below for seven consecutive days.
✅ Today Labour is introducing new legislation to Parliament to get it done. ❌ Reform are voting against.
January 8, 2026 at 11:00 AM
✅ Today Labour is introducing new legislation to Parliament to get it done. ❌ Reform are voting against.
The verdict is in. Scrapping the two-child limit will make a huge impact on Labour's plan to tackle child poverty. In the North East alone 67,000 children will be helped. 3,400 children in Gateshead will be lifted out of poverty.
January 8, 2026 at 11:00 AM
The verdict is in. Scrapping the two-child limit will make a huge impact on Labour's plan to tackle child poverty. In the North East alone 67,000 children will be helped. 3,400 children in Gateshead will be lifted out of poverty.
Thanks to everyone who spoke to me and local Labour councillors this weekend. This government is putting more money in the pockets of people across Gateshead and Whickham, including:
Cutting everyone’s energy bills
Rail fares frozen
Prescription charges frozen
Raising the Minimum Wage
Cutting everyone’s energy bills
Rail fares frozen
Prescription charges frozen
Raising the Minimum Wage
November 30, 2025 at 11:15 AM
Thanks to everyone who spoke to me and local Labour councillors this weekend. This government is putting more money in the pockets of people across Gateshead and Whickham, including:
Cutting everyone’s energy bills
Rail fares frozen
Prescription charges frozen
Raising the Minimum Wage
Cutting everyone’s energy bills
Rail fares frozen
Prescription charges frozen
Raising the Minimum Wage
⚡ Labour is cutting household energy bills by £150 from April. We're putting more money in your pocket.
November 28, 2025 at 5:26 PM
⚡ Labour is cutting household energy bills by £150 from April. We're putting more money in your pocket.
👊🏻 A solid Labour Budget to cut the cost of living.
November 26, 2025 at 6:43 PM
👊🏻 A solid Labour Budget to cut the cost of living.
This was a true Labour Budget, built on our shared values of fairness and social justice.
Tackling child poverty is at the heart of Labour's plan for change. That's why we've scrapped the two-child limit, impacting 3,410 children in Gateshead Central & Whickham.
Tackling child poverty is at the heart of Labour's plan for change. That's why we've scrapped the two-child limit, impacting 3,410 children in Gateshead Central & Whickham.
November 26, 2025 at 4:30 PM
This was a true Labour Budget, built on our shared values of fairness and social justice.
Tackling child poverty is at the heart of Labour's plan for change. That's why we've scrapped the two-child limit, impacting 3,410 children in Gateshead Central & Whickham.
Tackling child poverty is at the heart of Labour's plan for change. That's why we've scrapped the two-child limit, impacting 3,410 children in Gateshead Central & Whickham.
👏🏻 Congratulations to Victoria & the team - local business, police, community & voluntary sector & council - on securing the Purple Flag award.
There's SO much more to do, but with the demolition of Computer House, then the flyover, the town centre will start to see real change in 2026 🏗️
There's SO much more to do, but with the demolition of Computer House, then the flyover, the town centre will start to see real change in 2026 🏗️
November 21, 2025 at 5:06 PM
👏🏻 Congratulations to Victoria & the team - local business, police, community & voluntary sector & council - on securing the Purple Flag award.
There's SO much more to do, but with the demolition of Computer House, then the flyover, the town centre will start to see real change in 2026 🏗️
There's SO much more to do, but with the demolition of Computer House, then the flyover, the town centre will start to see real change in 2026 🏗️
👏🏻 Congratulations to Victoria & the team - local business, police, community & voluntary sector & council - on securing the Purple Flag award.
There's SO much more to do, but with the demolition of Computer House, then the flyover, the town centre will start to see real change in 2026 🏗️
There's SO much more to do, but with the demolition of Computer House, then the flyover, the town centre will start to see real change in 2026 🏗️
November 21, 2025 at 5:05 PM
👏🏻 Congratulations to Victoria & the team - local business, police, community & voluntary sector & council - on securing the Purple Flag award.
There's SO much more to do, but with the demolition of Computer House, then the flyover, the town centre will start to see real change in 2026 🏗️
There's SO much more to do, but with the demolition of Computer House, then the flyover, the town centre will start to see real change in 2026 🏗️
⚡ Brilliant news that Cardinal Hume School will save money on their energy bills thanks to
Great British Energy!
☀ Today the government has confirmed the school is set to benefit from Great British Energy’s solar programme, with funding for panels secured.
Great British Energy!
☀ Today the government has confirmed the school is set to benefit from Great British Energy’s solar programme, with funding for panels secured.
November 17, 2025 at 1:51 PM
⚡ Brilliant news that Cardinal Hume School will save money on their energy bills thanks to
Great British Energy!
☀ Today the government has confirmed the school is set to benefit from Great British Energy’s solar programme, with funding for panels secured.
Great British Energy!
☀ Today the government has confirmed the school is set to benefit from Great British Energy’s solar programme, with funding for panels secured.
*Beacon Lough & Wrekenton*
You have so many ideas of how to spend the £20 million Pride in Place funding.
The good news is it's up to you - not politicians or civil servants in London - to make your own decisions!
I loved spending the morning at Larkspur House listening to your ideas.
You have so many ideas of how to spend the £20 million Pride in Place funding.
The good news is it's up to you - not politicians or civil servants in London - to make your own decisions!
I loved spending the morning at Larkspur House listening to your ideas.
November 7, 2025 at 6:28 PM
*Beacon Lough & Wrekenton*
You have so many ideas of how to spend the £20 million Pride in Place funding.
The good news is it's up to you - not politicians or civil servants in London - to make your own decisions!
I loved spending the morning at Larkspur House listening to your ideas.
You have so many ideas of how to spend the £20 million Pride in Place funding.
The good news is it's up to you - not politicians or civil servants in London - to make your own decisions!
I loved spending the morning at Larkspur House listening to your ideas.
👀 Yesterday Nigel Farage teamed up with the Tories and Lib Dems to vote against key measures in Labour's employment rights package.
November 6, 2025 at 3:56 PM
👀 Yesterday Nigel Farage teamed up with the Tories and Lib Dems to vote against key measures in Labour's employment rights package.
Who doesn't love a pie?
Great Northern Provisions - launched by renowned North East chef Chris Eagle during the pandemic - is another small business success story for Gateshead.
Great Northern Provisions - launched by renowned North East chef Chris Eagle during the pandemic - is another small business success story for Gateshead.
November 4, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Who doesn't love a pie?
Great Northern Provisions - launched by renowned North East chef Chris Eagle during the pandemic - is another small business success story for Gateshead.
Great Northern Provisions - launched by renowned North East chef Chris Eagle during the pandemic - is another small business success story for Gateshead.
On my way down to Westminster for a few days after a great weekend. Our community has so much happening and so much going for it
October 27, 2025 at 10:42 AM
On my way down to Westminster for a few days after a great weekend. Our community has so much happening and so much going for it
Three generations of Ferguson at the GIS today to watch Gateshead fight back from 2 down to draw 2-2 (one of us might have watched a bit of Peppa Pig as well)
October 25, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Three generations of Ferguson at the GIS today to watch Gateshead fight back from 2 down to draw 2-2 (one of us might have watched a bit of Peppa Pig as well)
At Big Local Gateshead in Dunston today for the opening of the “Pitt Stop” along with local councillor Brenda Clelland and Gateshead Mayor Freda Geddes. It’s brilliant to see how the space has been transformed in just a few months. With new homes next door on the way - it’s an exciting time locally
October 24, 2025 at 4:57 PM
At Big Local Gateshead in Dunston today for the opening of the “Pitt Stop” along with local councillor Brenda Clelland and Gateshead Mayor Freda Geddes. It’s brilliant to see how the space has been transformed in just a few months. With new homes next door on the way - it’s an exciting time locally