Music Tourism Boost for the Welsh Economy

19 Jul 2023

Wales has long been known as the land of song and music continues to make an enormous contribution to our cultural economy. According to research from UK Music, in the last year over 500,000 music tourists came to Wales. This contributed £218 million to the economy, supporting nearly 2,500 jobs…

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Stop the Tory power grab

18 Jan 2023

The last thing our country needs is more uncertainty and a power grab by Ministers that undermines democratic accountability. Many constituents have contacted me to share their concerns about the Conservative Government’s proposed Retained EU Law Bill. I’m very clear about this Bill. I do not support it in its…

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Online Safety Bill

17 Jan 2023

Nearly six years ago, the Conservative Government promised that it would legislate to make the UK the safest country in the world to be online. Like many of its promises over the last thirteen years, it has failed. The Online Safety Bill has seen delay after delay, u-turns, watering down…

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The Tories clapped, but now they’ll sack our key workers

16 Jan 2023

The Tory Government’s latest anti-worker legislation is yet another demonstration that this is a dead-end Government, all out of ideas. The cause of the current wave of industrial action lies in the economic crisis made in Downing Street and its failures of the past thirteen years. Working people are facing…

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Labour’s plan to get Britain back to work

11 Jan 2023

Everyone deserves proper help and support to move into work, but too many people aren’t getting the help they need. Official statistics show that 22% of people out of the workforce because of sickness in Wales, really want a job. Labour will take action to help those 32,500 people to…

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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…

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…

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…

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…

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…

COP26: No Time to Lose

15 Oct 2021

This Autumn, the Tories credibility on climate will be made or broken. They are due…

The Situation in Afghanistan

08 Sep 2021

If you need assistance for a matter relating to Afghanistan, please click here. Many constituents…

Tory Voter ID Plans: Elections Bill Second Reading

07 Sep 2021

Under the Conservative Government’s new proposals, voters will have to show photo ID at polling…

TV Licence Fee

02 Sep 2021

Thank you to everyone who’s contacted me in recent weeks regarding the TV licence fee.…

Nationality and Borders Bill (Second Reading)

19 Jul 2021

The UK Government’s Nationality and Borders Bill has its Second Reading today. The Government has…

Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill Second Reading

12 Jul 2021

Today, the UK Government’s Higher Education (Freedom of Speech) Bill receives its Second Reading in…

Ending Fire and Rehire

07 Jul 2021

Thank you to everyone who has written to me in recent weeks about the campaign…

Police, Crime and Sentencing Bill Third Reading & Report Stage

06 Jul 2021

Last night, I, along with other Labour MPs voted against the Government’s Police, Crime and…

No to Voter Suppression

24 Jun 2021

In the recent Queen’s Speech, the Government formally announced their plans to introduce mandatory Voter…

Rape Prosecutions and Convictions Fall to a Record Low Under the Tories

23 Jun 2021

Under this Conservative Government the number of rape prosecutions and convictions have fallen to a…

The Tories are Failing on Justice

09 Jun 2021

Today, Labour have brought an Opposition Day motion to the Commons to urge the Government…