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...]
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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...]
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Opening Wednesday's debate on the Domestic Abuse Bill on behalf of the Labour Party. This week has been a crucial one and one which I – and many campaigners – have been waiting to happen for a long time. The Domestic Abuse Bill finally returned to Parliament after originally being dropped by the Prime Minister as part of his unlawful prorogation. All things aside, I’m really pleased that the … [Read more...]
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Returning to Parliament this week after Boris Johnson's unlawful prorogation was brought to an end. It seems like I have to describe nearly every week in politics at the moment as either “unprecedented” or “extraordinary” but this week certainly has been. The highest court in the land – the Supreme Court – unanimously found this week that Boris Johnson unlawfully shut down our Parliament to … [Read more...]
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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...]
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