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First things first, a very Happy New Year all! I hope you had a peaceful and enjoyable Christmas and start to the new decade(!) I wish you all the best for the year ahead. As I’ve said previously, the result of the General Election was incredibly disappointing but on a personal note I want to thank everyone who voted to return me as your MP for Swansea East. I will continue to work hard for … [Read more...]

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...]

It was a beautiful day last Sunday and I was delighted to take part in the 22nd Gower MacMarathon organised by Macmillan Cancer Support. It was lovely seeing so many people come out to raise money for such a good cause and have some fun while doing it. This is a fantastic charity that does some amazing work with patients and their families. If you want to donate or find out about other events … [Read more...]

Well, despite Parliament being undemocratically prorogued by the Prime Minister on Monday, I’ve had a very busy week in Westminster and across Swansea East. It is scandalous that Boris Johnson has chosen to shut down Parliament at this crucial time for our country but I will continue to hold the government to account in any way that I can on behalf of constituents. On Monday, I kicked off the week … [Read more...]