As Parliament has dissolved, I am no longer an MP. I am standing as the Welsh Labour candidate in the General Election on Thursday, 12th December so that, with your continued support, we can continue delivering a better future for all our communities across Swansea East. … [Read more...]

So now we know - we’re heading for the first December election since 1923.  Boris Johnson keeps saying he had to call an election because Parliament wouldn’t pass his Brexit deal - but thats just another lie.  The truth is, he pulled the deal because he knew it wouldn’t stand up to proper Parliamentary scrutiny. But as far as I’m concerned, now that a damaging No Deal Brexit is off the table, I’m … [Read more...]

Well, we’ve had another week of bluff and bluster from Boris Johnson as the Prime Minister continues to try and hold our country to ransom for nothing other than his own personal gain. He continues to tell us that he wants to deliver on the “people’s priorities”. Frankly, this is another kick in the teeth for communities like ours in Swansea East who have felt the brunt of nearly a decade of Tory … [Read more...]

Well, you’d have been forgiven for thinking we were getting back to normal in Parliament this week as we had the first Queen’s Speech in over two years. For those of you who don’t know, a Queen’s Speech is traditionally used to set out a government’s legislative agenda for the year ahead. But as we all predicted when Boris Johnson first tried to unlawfully prorogue Parliament, this Queen’s Speech … [Read more...]

Parliamentary business was wound up on Tuesday ahead of the Queen’s Speech next week, but I managed to squeeze in a few important meetings before heading home to Swansea. On Monday my Co-Chair for the All-Party Parliamentary Group on State Pension Inequality for Women Tim Loughton MP was successful in securing a meeting with the Department for Work and Pension Secretary of State, Thérèse Coffey … [Read more...]