My Monthly Newsletter for December 24 Dec 2023 I’ve just sent out my monthly newsletter for December, detailing my work in Cardiff Central and Westminster over the last month. Read more →
National Lottery Heritage Fund’s 29th Birthday 20 Dec 2023 I was pleased to celebrate the 29th birthday of the National Lottery’s Heritage Fund in a recent event in Parliament. Since the National Lottery launched in 1994, the Heritage Fund has funded projects small and large across Cardiff Central. The fund supports projects of all sizes that connect people to… Read more →
Mark Drakeford Resigns as First Minister of Wales 13 Dec 2023 Mark Drakeford has epitomised public service and public duty throughout his time as First Minister of Wales. His remarkable stewardship of Wales through the horror of the pandemic being the most obvious example. Leading our country with care, skill and values firmly rooted in our Labour principles of social justice… Read more →
Government Rwanda Policy 12 Dec 2023 Since the Tory Government announced its Rwanda policy in April 2022, it has sent Rwanda £240m with £50m more due in April 2024, and further unspecified sums promised. No asylum seekers have been sent to Rwanda, and the estimated capacity of the Rwanda scheme is just a few hundred people… Read more →
Israel & Gaza Statement 12 Dec 2023 Labour continues to call for a cessation of hostilities in Gaza to give the space and time to alleviate the suffering of Palestinian civilians by getting food, water, electricity, medicine, and fuel into Gaza and to release of all remaining hostages. However, Israel continues to carry out its military operation,… Read more →
VTE Awards 05 Dec 2023 Congratulations to the NHS teams from across Wales who were recognised at the VTE Awards hosted by Thrombosis UK. Teams from Betsi Cadwaladr and Cwm Taf health boards, Royal Glamorgan Hospital and the All Wales Hospital Acquired Thrombosis (HAT) Steering Group were all awarded prizes. VTE also known as thrombosis… Read more →
Israel & Gaza Statement 01 Dec 2023 In a statement on the end of the cessation of hostilities between Israel and Hamas, Keir Starmer, Leader of the Labour Party, said: “The end of the cessation of hostilities in Gaza is deeply concerning, I urge all sides not to squander progress made over the last week. “All sides… Read more →
My Monthly Newsletter for November 30 Nov 2023 I’ve just sent out my monthly newsletter for November, detailing my work in Cardiff Central and Westminster over the last month. Read more →
Autumn Statement 22 Nov 2023 The question that everyone will ask themselves at the general election is “are me and my family better off after 13 years of Conservative government?” Does anything work better than it did 13 years ago?” That is also the question people were asking themselves after the Autumn Statement and the… Read more →
Ask Her to Stand 21 Nov 2023 I was only the 426th woman elected to the House of Commons in nearly 223 years, when you first elected me in 2015. How long will it be before we have a Parliament with equal representation of women and men? I’m very proud that we have more Labour women MPs… Read more →
Conservative Chaos Comes Full Circle 17 Nov 2023 The interests of the country have taken a back seat for a very long time as far as successive Conservative governments are concerned. This month, after having had rings run round him by Suella Braverman who he had appointed (displaying both lack of judgement and weakness) just six days after… Read more →
Respect Shop Workers 16 Nov 2023 Every year tens of thousands of retail workers are physically attacked and hundreds of thousands are subject to verbal abuse and intimidation. This is completely unacceptable. As stores prepare for Christmas, I met with Paddy Lillis, General Secretary of the Shopworkers’ union USDAW to support USDAW’s Freedom From Fear campaign.… Read more →
Israel & Gaza Statement 13 Nov 2023 Far too many Palestinian civilians and children have been killed over the past month. We need a full and immediate humanitarian pause in fighting across all of Gaza too alleviate the suffering of Palestinians and for Hamas terrorists to release the hostages. It must start now. Short pauses are a… Read more →
Israel & Hamas Statement 02 Nov 2023 The horrific scenes of suffering and death of innocent civilians in Gaza and Israel are shocking and distressing. I understand the instinctive calls for a ceasefire because we all want the killing and the suffering to stop. And we all want to see the immediate release of the hostages taken… Read more →
Labour calls for a DEC fund appeal to be matched by Government raising more aid for Gaza 01 Nov 2023 Labour is today calling for a coordinated Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) fund appeal with matched government funding to provide essential humanitarian emergency in Gaza, and to create a longer-term fund for the reconstruction of Gaza. On a joint visit to Cairo to meet political leaders, international organisations and aid agencies working on the ground to support Palestinian… Read more →
ACS Local Shop Report 25 Oct 2023 The Local Shop Report 2023, produced by the Association of Convenience Stores, highlights the important contribution convenience retailers make to the local economy and local communities. Here in Cardiff Central, we have 60 local shops, employing 532 people. Convenience stores are important job creators, supporting 437,000 jobs across the UK.… Read more →
Labour will get UK Steel’s Future Back 23 Oct 2023 Labour’s missions for government, including sustained economic growth and clean electricity by 2030 will be achieved through a big contribution from Welsh steelmaking. Our plans to double onshore wind, treble solar and quadruple offshore wind in the UK will need a lot of steel. This month Keir Starmer, Mark Drakeford… Read more →
Girl Guiding Attitudes Survey 23 Oct 2023 In September, Girlguiding published the 15th annual Girls’ Attitudes Survey, the UK’s largest survey of girls and young women aged 7-21. Reading the report, I was moved by the issues that are important to girls and young women, as well as their experiences growing up across the UK. Almost 9… Read more →
Israel & Hamas Statement 17 Oct 2023 Thank you for writing to me about the horrific situation in Israel and Gaza. We have all seen footage and heard reports of appalling human suffering in the past week which I will certainly never forget. Innocent men, women, and children dead, injured, tortured and taken hostage. I know that… Read more →
My Speech to UK Labour Conference 2023 09 Oct 2023 We had a very successful Labour conference in Liverpool with over 18,000 people attending. It came on the back of our byelection victory in Rutherglen and Hamilton West and our newest MP, Michael Shanks was introduced to a huge and very happy crowd. In my speech I set out how,… Read more →
Energy Bill 02 Oct 2023 Labour proposed amendments to the Conservative government’s Energy Bill that would have cut customers’ bills by £93 billion, make Britain energy secure and end, once and for all, the Tories’ ban on onshore wind in England. This would put us on the path to becoming a clean energy superpower by… Read more →