Time to end testing on animals
I support the phasing out of testing on animals. Non-animal methods for research have advanced over time and I want to see more of these used instead. That is why I was pleased to pledge my support at the...
Breaking down barriers for people with sight loss
I had the opportunity to spend time meeting with a number of charities and campaigning organisations that do sterling work earlier this week while I was at the Labour Party conference in Liverpool. Two such groups are the RNIB...
Llanelli Star Column….. on my new role as Shadow Cabinet Office Minister and how the UK reacts to major and important events
Keeping the country and its people safe and secure must be the first priority of any government. As part of Keir Starmer’s recent reshuffle, I am pleased to have taken up the role of Shadow Cabinet Office Minister, a...
Stradey Park Hotel plans withdrawn by Home Office
The announcement by the Home Office to withdraw its plans for the Stradey Park Hotel is welcome and I am pleased that they have finally listened to the people of Llanelli who knew that it was the wrong decision...
Llanelli Standard Column…., Greener jobs opportunities must be grasped for our communities
Attracting high quality, well paid, sustainable jobs to our area is a top priority of mine as Member of Parliament for Llanelli. Providing hardworking, local people with employment that helps them flourish and contribute to their families and their...
Llanelli Sea Cadets 80th Anniversary celebrations
A big thank you to the Lord Lieutenant of Dyfed, our President LtCol David Mathias and all who helped make the 80th Anniversary dinner of TS Echo Llanelli Sea Cadet Corps at the Diplomat last night such a success....
Speed limit changes
The new 20 mph default speed limit is designed to reduce serious accidents, injuries and deaths on our roads. It is important, however, that its implementation in local communities is done in a fair, sensible and easily understandable way.I...
Urgent call to former Road Chef employees
Llanelli’s MP, Dame Nia Griffith is calling on former Road Chef employees to make sure that they respond to the latest communication from the Road Chef Employee Benefit Trust (REBTL). Some 4,000 former Road Chef employees nationwide, including some who worked...
Llanelli Star Column…..on how Labour would tackle the immigration problem
The Conservatives have lost control of our immigration system. It is because of the chaos they’ve created that we have the Stradey Park Hotel situation – a Tory Government decision that I have opposed from the start. Rishi Sunak’s...
Trostre steel deal answers needed now
Still no answers from Tory Ministers on how their deal with Tata will affect local jobs and livelihoods here in Llanelli. The company’s Trostre plant currently sources its steel from the blast furnaces in Port Talbot – something that...