Supporting our town centre
Great to have the Reindeer Parade to bring people into town this weekend, and I will buying Christmas presents from local traders. We know there are no easy answers to the problems facing our town centres. But our local...
Labour will invest to protect steel and manufacturing jobs
As a former Trostre worker, Gary Jones knows how much damage the Tories have done by failing to support our steel industry. I’m delighted to have Gary supporting my campaign. Only a UK Labour Government will deliver the investment...
Taking up issues in Kidwelly
It’s been great to be out in Kidwelly this week, speaking to residents and taking up issues. I’ve been working closely with Cllr Phil Thompson and the excellent team of Labour councillors here, who have been doing a huge...
Safeguarding Parc Howard for future generations
Thanks to a really clear message from the people of Llanelli, and the offer from Llanelli Town Council to share the burden, the County Council was persuaded to shelve any plans they may have had to off-load Parc Howard....
Britain’s security is my top priority
The Tories have slashed the defence budget and cut the army by over a quarter. A Labour Government would invest in Britain’s security. As Shadow Defence Secretary, I have fought for fair pay for serving personnel and decent homes,...
Make public transport work for people, not profit
Public transport should work for people, not profit. The Welsh Labour Government is using new powers to improve and integrate services under Transport for Wales, and I’m working with them to get improvements locally. But a UK Labour Government...
Standing up for residents against over-development
You can see why developers are attracted to our beautiful local area, but we must protect it from over-development. I have always stood up for residents who are fighting rash plans by greedy developers which fail to address issues...
The Tories want to sell off our NHS to Donald Trump
Hundreds of pages of censored documents – revealed today – show that the Tories have put the NHS on the table in trade talks with the US. Higher drug prices and full market access for US corporations have all...
I was a gay teacher under Section 28 – let’s not go back there
This article first appeared LabourList on 10th June: https://bit.ly/2IxHawq The recent protests outside some primary schools in Birmingham bring back painful memories for me of some 30 years ago. At the time I was teaching in a large comprehensive...
Call on Council to sort out Sandy Rd traffic for bank holiday
This article first appeared in the Llanelli Star on Wednesday 22nd May 2019 As the bank holiday approaches, many people in Llanelli will be looking forward to a long weekend away with their families and a much-needed break from...