Category: Science, Innovation and Technology
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Luke Myer MP challenges Government on online disinformation
Luke Myer, MP for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland, has again pressed the Government to take stronger action against online disinformation – warning that hostile states are increasingly using digital platforms to divide communities and undermine democracy. Speaking in Parliament today, Luke said: “I will always defend freedom of expression,…
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Luke secures action on Coulby bridge railings
Luke Myer MP has secured repairs and full replacement plans for damaged bridge railings in Coulby Newham, after a local resident raised serious concerns about corroded and missing sections on four footbridges around Stainton Way and Newham Way. Following Luke’s intervention with Middlesbrough’s Mayor, the Council carried out a site…
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Luke Myer MP talks tech at AltLabs Middlesbrough
Luke Myer, MP for Middlesbrough South & East Cleveland, visited AltLabs in Middlesbrough and met with CEO Imran Anwar. Alt Labs are an innovation consultancy – working with businesses locally and nationally on product service, business model innovation and experience innovation. Through their work with both local startups and national…
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Luke Myer MP backs Binding Solutions’ green breakthrough
New iron ore pellet technology promises net zero future for UK steel 18th July 2025 On a visit to their Teesside facility, Luke Myer MP praised local business Binding Solutions, which is leading pioneering research that could transform steel production across the UK. During the visit, Binding Solutions shared how…
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Luke fights for Middlesbrough’s growing tech sector
Teesside’s rise as a key tech hub and the fight for more investment 30th June 2025 Following Middlesbrough’s recognition in the 2024 Tech Jobs Report as the UK’s fastest-growing tech destination, Luke Myer MP set out his commitment to ensuring the area receives the investment necessary to match this rapid…
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Luke Myer MP Welcomes New Industrial Strategy to Bring Investment and Jobs to Teesside
Luke Myer, MP for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland, has warmly welcomed the Government’s new 10-year Industrial Strategy as a vital step towards driving long-term investment, growth, and skilled employment in Teesside and the wider North East. One of the first questions Luke asked in Parliament last September was when…
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£478,000 Investment to Boost Engineering Training in Teesside
New training rig will help over 400 local workers gain skills for major energy projects A major investment of nearly half a million pounds will help train hundreds of workers in Teesside as the region moves forward with new energy projects. The Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB) has announced…
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Luke Myer MP and Alison Hume MP visit Boulby Underground Lab, celebrate research
World-Class Science 1km Beneath East Cleveland 7 March 2025 Luke Myer, MP for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland, and neighbouring Scarborough & Whitby MP Alison Hume recently visited the Boulby Underground Laboratory – the UK’s only deep underground science facility, based in East Cleveland – to meet researchers and see…
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Luke Myer MP hosts industry roundtable with Minister to unlock green jobs
Industry Minister and business leaders discuss unlocking UK’s £30bn CO₂ storage opportunity. Today in Westminster, Luke Myer MP brought the Industry Minister, Sarah Jones, together with ten industry leaders to discuss unlocking investment in carbon capture and storage (CCUS). The high-level roundtable in Parliament discussed barriers to trade, and Mr.…
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Luke Myer MP visits new £26m British Steel site at Skinningrove
26th February 2025 Luke Myer, MP for Middlesbrough South and East Cleveland, returned to British Steel Special Profiles in Skinningrove recently to visit the new state-of-the-art Service Centre. He previously visited the facility while it was under construction last year. He joined representatives from Community Union to meet workers onsite,…
