Your MP writes – by Ruth Jones, MP for Newport West LAST week I attended the Labour Party Conference in Brighton. It was good to catch up with old friends and listen to plans the Labour Party have in the future, including policy pledges in preparation for the next General…

I know that many local people are rightly distressed by the situation in Afghanistan and the impact this will have on millions of Afghans at home and people around the world. Over recent days, I have been contacted by many local people about the future of Afghanistan, and I am…

The events in Afghanistan over recent days have filled many people across Newport West with sadness, horror and anger. Parliament was recalled on Wednesday to discuss the situation and despite sitting in the Chamber for the full 7 hour debate, I was regrettably not called to speak. Here is a…

This weekend I visited just some of the wonderful independent businesses in Newport West to celebrate #ukindieday. I started the weekend with a visit to Orla Rose Cakes on Malpas Road and picked up some cupcakes for my Parliamentary staff. Bex and the team at Orla Rose Cakes were very…

It was a privilege to speak with Stewardship and YourNeighbour.org at the Central Lobby in UK Parliament and share the highlights of the incredible community work Churches across the country have undertaken during the Pandemic, this #NationalPrayerBreakfast Over the last 18 months, local churches have supported countless individuals and offered unending…

This Tory Government and this Secretary of State has already thrown Welsh farmers under the bus with its trade deal with Australia and now they are preparing to do the same to Welsh steelworkers with their plan to scrap nine of the 19 safeguard tariffs on steel imports. Many people…