My Monthly Newsletter for February 2022

02 Mar 2022

I’ve just sent out my monthly newsletter for February, detailing the latest news about the crisis in Ukraine and my other work in Cardiff Central and Westminster. You can read my newsletter here. You can also sign up to receive my newsletter directly by clicking here.

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Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill: Back in the Commons Next Week

23 Feb 2022

Thank you to everyone who has written in to me about the Policing, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill in recent weeks.  After going through its stages in the House of Lords, the Bill will be back in the House of Commons next week (Monday). As you will be aware from…

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Visit to Panteg House

17 Feb 2022

I had the privilege yesterday to be invited to Panteg House in Panteg, Pontypool to meet an incredible group of people. Bought by the community in November 2020, Panteg House is home to a foodbank, groups and clubs, a community garden, sports teams, and is also a locally loved meeting…

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£330 Million Made Available from Welsh Government to Tackle Cost of Living Crisis

16 Feb 2022

Our Welsh Labour Government have announced a package of expanded measures from the Welsh Government to help people in Cardiff Central with the cost-of-living crisis, including a £150 cost-of-living payment and an extra £200 for low-income households through the Winter Fuel Payment next winter. This funding package is significantly larger…

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Heart Unions Week: 5 reasons to join a trade union

16 Feb 2022

This week is Heart Unions week. More than six million workers in the UK are in a union – from nurses to pilots, actors to lorry drivers. When a group of workers act and speak together, their employer has to listen. That’s how unions make things better at work. So…

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UN International Day of Women and Girls in Science

11 Feb 2022

Today (February 11th) is UN International Day of Women and Girls in Science. Even though women have made tremendous progress towards increasing their participation in higher education, they are still under-represented in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics. In order to achieve full and equal access to and…

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My Monthly Newsletter for January 2022

02 Feb 2022

I’ve just sent out my monthly newsletter for January, detailing news about my work in Cardiff Central and Westminster. You can read my January newsletter by clicking here. You can also sign up to receive my newsletter directly by clicking here.   This month, I’m running a quick survey about…

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Opposition Day Debate: Windfall Tax on Oil and Gas Producers

01 Feb 2022

Today Labour are forcing Conservative MPs to choose between their Government’s continued inaction in tackling rising energy bills, or to support Labour’s fully-funded package to help families with rising bills. Energy bills are expected to significantly rise in April- in part due to the Government’s failure to secure our domestic…

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Need help paying your water bills?

27 Jan 2022

With the cost of everything going up, now is as good-a-time as any to make sure you’re not paying too much for your water bill.   Dwr Cymru have lots of help and resources available to help you. These include:   The HelpU tariff – This tariff helps low-income households…

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Marking Holocaust Memorial Day 2022

26 Jan 2022

Thursday 27th January Holocaust Memorial Day. Today we remember the millions of people murdered in the Holocaust, under Nazi persecution & genocides around the world. We must never, ever forget the horrors of the Holocaust. Our determination to end hatred, discrimination & racism must remain resolute, to ensure we never…

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Labour’s plan to keep energy bills low will save 12,883 Households in Cardiff Central up to £600 over a year

24 Jan 2022

The Tories have presided over a decade of dither, delay and poor planning on Britain’s energy sector – as well as calling for a windfall tax on North oil and gas to stop energy bills rising over the next year. To address the immediate crisis, Labour would bring in fully-funded…

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Building Safety Bill Returns to the House of Commons

19 Jan 2022

The UK Government’s Building Safety Bill is back in the House of Commons today. The UK Government has promised over and over again that leaseholders would not bear the cost of the building safety crisis, but the fact is many leaseholders will still have to pay, and without decisive Government…

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Welsh Grand Committee Debate: My Speech

19 Jan 2022

Yesterday I responded as Labour’s Shadow Secretary of State for Wales in the first Welsh Grand Committee debate for 4 years. The Welsh Grand Committee consists of all 40 Welsh MPs – and today’s debate was on ‘strengthening the Union’. The truth is, for all his flag waving and plastic…

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My Piece in WalesOnline Ahead of the Welsh Grand Committee

18 Jan 2022

I’ve written in WalesOnline today ahead of the First Welsh Grand Committee debate in Parliament since 2018. The topic of the debate today is ‘strengthening the Union’. In 2019, Boris Johnson gave himself the title of ‘Minister for the Union’. But his dishonesty & lack of integrity is damaging the…

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14 House of Lords defeats on the Conservative Government’s Policing, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill

18 Jan 2022

The Tories are failing to keep our communities safe and secure as prosecutions have dropped and recorded violent crime has risen. Tackling crime and violence against women should be the focus of this Bill. We couldn’t, in good faith, vote for a Bill that does nothing to reverse the Conservatives’…

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Cardiff Bus Launches New Fleet of Electric Buses

14 Jan 2022

I was really pleased to attend the launch event of Cardiff Bus’ new fleet of electric buses this morning alongside Cllr Huw Thomas, Leader of Cardiff Council, Cllr Chris Lay, Chair of Cardiff Bus and Councillors, MPs and MSs from across our city. Initially, 36 start-of-the-art, zero-emission electric buses will…

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Wales’ Roadmap Out of Alert Level 2 Restrictions

14 Jan 2022

Last week, The First Minister described how the public health situation had deteriorated rapidly over the Christmas and New Year period, as the omicron wave arrived. Over the course of this week, we have seen some early, positive signs of improvement, which suggest the measures we have taken are working…

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£10m to Help Those with Rent Arrears in Wales (COVID-19)

12 Jan 2022

Welsh Labour’s Minister for Climate Change, Julie James, is urging anyone who has fallen behind in paying rent because of the pandemic to contact their local authority to find out if they can receive financial help to avoid eviction. The call is in a bid to keep people in their…

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Labour’s Plan to Reduce Energy Bills

10 Jan 2022

Households across the country are feeling the pinch with rising prices as inflation is out of control. There is a global gas price crisis, but 10 years of the Conservative’s failed energy policy has left us uniquely exposed. Their dither, delay and incompetence has created an energy price crisis being…

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Keir Starmer Keynote Speech

04 Jan 2022

Labour Leader Keir Starmer kicked off the New Year this morning with a keynote speech setting out Labour’s ambition for a new Britain in which “you and your family get the security, prosperity and respect that they deserve.” In the speech, Keir set out what a future Labour Government will…

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Omicron: New Guidance for Christmas and New Rules from 27th December in Wales

17 Dec 2021

At the moment, the vast majority of coronavirus infections in Wales are caused by the delta variant. This is the form of coronavirus, which caused the large peak of cases earlier in the autumn. The rate remains high across Wales but it is currently stable at around 500 cases per…

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