Israel Gaza Conflict Vote
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...
Repurposing frozen Russian assets for Ukraine needs to be speeded up
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...
Save Our Steel Rally
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...
Llanelli Standard column…on the worrying rise in knife crime
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...
Llanelli MP votes to end ministerial severance pay scandal
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...
Ministerial severance pay bill far too high
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...
LGBT History Month
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...
Llanelli Star Column……on the impact of Tata Steel job losses
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...
Holocaust Memorial Day
Today is Holocaust Memorial Day. This year’s theme of the fragility of freedom reminds us of the need to be constantly vigilant, to defend people’s freedoms, freedom of religion and freedom to self-identify, and to speak out against all...
Reaction to Tata Steel Blast Furnace closure plans
“The end of blast furnace steelmaking in Port Talbot will be devastating for the UK steel industry and for the future of thousands of jobs across South Wales. It will leave the UK as the only major economy in...