Boris or Hunt. What a choice the Tories have left us with. But, of course, when I say “left us with”, I don’t mean us because it’s only a minute proportion of the electorate who will actually get to decide. While this sideshow has continued to roll on, I’ve been really busy campaigning on the issues that matter to constituents right across Swansea East. Earlier this week, as part of my role as … [Read more...]

Only a few hours after leaving a wet and windy Swansea station early Monday morning, I was representing Labour’s Shadow Home Affairs team on the House of Commons front benches. I spoke spoke about the terrible attacks on some volunteers working in charity shops, ranging from verbal abuse to physical assaults. The Charity Retail Association has released data showing that such incidents are on then … [Read more...]

Well, it’s been an incredibly busy week as we return to Parliament after the short recess. With the Tories still scrapping amongst themselves in the race to replace Theresa May, it’s been great to get really stuck in to the issues that matter this week. To kick off this week, I was pleased to hold a roundtable on funerals. This was the first meeting of the new Working Party on Funeral Poverty … [Read more...]