This week, the Welsh Government have announced that from next Monday (July 6th), two households will be able to meet indoors and form a ‘bubble’. This will be very welcome news to so many families up and down the country who have been missing their loved ones!  It's important to still make sure you’re familiar with the guidance: both households must stay the same – there can be no chopping and … [Read more...]

It’s been a week of virtual meetings – by now I’m getting quite used to seeing people on a screen rather than in the flesh as it were! I started off the week with the Northern Irish representatives of their equivalent to our All-Party Parliamentary Group on Gambling Related Harm. The gambling industry and its pernicious influences are no respecters of borders and so it is vitally important that … [Read more...]

It’s been a busy week this week with some important issues being raised both in and out of Parliament. Tuesday marked four years since the brutal and senseless murder of our dear and inspiring colleague, Jo Cox. We remember her for her dedication to public service, her compassion and her determination to make life better for everyone. As you will have seen, today the Welsh Government have … [Read more...]

This week is Carers’ Week, during which we recognise the invaluable work our carers do, both paid and unpaid, in homes up and down the country caring for our loved ones. The Covid-19 pandemic has thrown the work that carers do into the spotlight and an astounding 4.5 million more people have become unpaid carers over the last couple of months, bringing the total to 13.6 million.  We must ensure … [Read more...]

Parliament returned physically this week after the recess and we all had to return to London in order to vote in person on the UK Government’s plans to end the ‘hybrid Parliament’.  It was farcical to see MPs attempting to socially distance (some more successfully than others) as they queued across the Parliamentary estate in a set up resembling the entrance to Disneyland!  The ‘Mogg conga’ took … [Read more...]