MP slams bedroom tax
Nia Griffith MP has slammed the bedroom tax as yet another blatant attack on low income families which will do nothing to solve the housing shortage, and could end up costing far more as people are forced to move...
Nia helps out in Eastleigh
Nia has been to Eastleigh to help Labour’s by-election candidate John O’Farrell on the campaign trail. Listening to people on the doorstep, Nia commented, “People are really feeling their incomes squeezed, and with Britain losing its AAA rating and...
MP applauds community health council
“I know that I speak for large numbers of local residents when I applaud the Community Health Council (CHC) for using their powers to refer the Hywel Dda’s plans to the Welsh Government. I know that they will not...
Nia congratulates First Responders
Speaking at Pontyberem First Responders presentation evening, Nia said “When I was here last year, we were talking about the impressive number of call-outs that Pontyberem First Responders had attended. This year we’re talking about the number of new...
Nia welcomes 10p tax idea
Local MP Nia Griffith, who was one of the first to challenge Gordon Brown on his abolition of the 10p tax rate, has welcomed Ed Miliband’s announcement that Labour will reintroduce a 10p rate. “Back in Spring 2007, I...
MP calls for better train services
In a recent parliamentary debate on Wales – England transport links, Nia Griffith MP stressed the importance of good links for economic development and called for more through trains to west Wales. She also urged the UK government to...
MP demands better government inspection of food labelling
Questioning Owen Paterson MP, the Secretary of State for the Environment, on the continuing horsemeat scandal, Nia Griffith MP said “It is all very well for the Secretary of State to keep repeating that it is retailers and food...
Speaking up for our fire service
“I am calling on each and every member of the Fire Authority who are all elected councillors to listen to the people of Llanelli, and reject any downgrading of the service here. I appreciate that these councillors come from...
Getting a fair deal for pubs
After resisting campaigners’ calls for two years, the Tory-led government has finally caved in and agreed to bring in a statutory code for the pub companies (PubCos). It is important that we listen to pub tenants so we they...
Nia supports gay marriage
“I chose to support the same-sex marriage bill on a free vote. Marriage is an important statement of love and long term commitment, and has long been the main way that the state recognises and shows support for loving...
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