So many unanswered questions remain on the UK Government’s deal with Tata Steel and its long-term impact on local jobs here in Llanelli. I recently secured a Westminster Hall debate in Parliament on the future of the Welsh steel...
I recently had the pleasure of meeting with Enfys Chapman from Burry Port, winner of Carmarthenshire’s Junior Miss Teen Galaxy competition. This is a great achievement by Enfys, and I was very impressed at the way that she is...
There must be an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in the Israel Gaza conflict that sees a stop to the fighting, the release of all hostages, a surge of aid into Gaza and further work towards a stable, long-term two state...
As we approach the second anniversary of Putin’s barbaric invasion, the UK Government needs to stop dragging its feet and speed up progress on the repurposing of frozen Russian assets that could be used to help with the recovery...
I joined hundreds of steelworkers and their families at a rally in Port Talbot this afternoon to support their fight to save Tata Steel jobs across Wales. We heard several powerful speeches making the positive case for Welsh workers...
Knife crime in England and Wales is up 74% on 2015, with record levels of knife-enabled rape and knife-enabled threats to kill. Recent incidents here in Llanelli show we are not immune locally to this problem either. Youth violence...
An attempt by MPs to reform rules on taxpayer-funded severance payments for UK Government Ministers has failed despite local Llanelli MP, Nia Griffith, speaking in favour of the plan in the House of Commons and voting to end the...
With the chaos and churn of Tory Ministers coming and going, Labour have this week proposed closing loopholes to stop short-stay Ministers walking off with totally unjustifiable severance payments, as well as banning them for any minister found guilty...
At the beginning of LGBT History Month, let’s remember the importance of the repeal of section 28 by the then Labour Government some 20 years ago, and the progress on LGBT issues made since then, but remember too that...
The sad loss of so many jobs at Tata Steel in Port Talbot will be felt deeply across South Wales including here in Llanelli. I know many local people are either employed directly at that site or indirectly via...
