It has been another week dominated by Coronavirus here in Swansea, but the announcement of the Welsh Government’s vaccination strategy represents an important moment in the fight against this disease, setting out how the Welsh Government plans to vaccinate our communities. The Welsh Government has worked night and day with our medical professionals to ensure we can all get the jab. I cannot thank … [Read more...]

2020 was an exceptionally difficult year and I think we’ve all run out of suitable adjectives to describe just how unprecedented, challenging, and disruptive it has been. I know we had all hoped for a different start to 2021, but at least there is the hope from the vaccine on the horizon. Until sufficient numbers have been vaccinated, however, this new, more virulent strain of the virus is putting … [Read more...]

We might only be a few days away from Christmas, but it has still been a busy week! On Monday, I had the chance to press the Home Office Minister to extend the Rail to Refuge scheme which is currently due to end in March 2021. This scheme was first established by Women’s Aid last year with Great Western Rail and Southeastern after a Station Manager saw a documentary about the dedicated work done … [Read more...]

It’s been a busy week this week! On Monday I met again with Tatiana Gren-Jardan who is the Head of the Modern Slavery Unit at the Centre for Social Justice (CSJ). It’s really important that during the recovery from Covid we continue to fight against modern slavery and the criminals who commit this appalling crime. The CSJ estimates that there are around 100,000 victims of modern slavery in the UK … [Read more...]