Morrisons supermarket has announced that it will change the way it displays children's toys, to remove gender stereotyping.
The decision has been welcomed by Newcastle MP Chi Onwurah, who has supported the 'Let Toys Be Toys' campaign.
The Newcastle Central MP Chi Onwurah has welcomed the announcement by Morrisons that it will remove signs for boys' and girls' toys and phase out blue and pink.
"I would personally like to thank the local community for their amazing donations of food, toiletries and clothing. "
Owners John and Irene Hays say there is ''light at the end of the tunnel'', after the pandemic forced them to close 650 UK stores.
There has been resistance to calls to dismantle memorials to the explorer.