A great spring evening talking to people in Morriston about Labour's brilliant Gŵyr Abertawe Senedd candidates - including the brilliant Rob Stewart in the flesh.

Wishing everyone a Happy Easter Sunday - in Swansea and beyond.

Kemi Badenoch: “I have made it very clear that the Conservative party stands behind America taking this necessary action”. 2nd March 2026

We did not start this war and we refused to commit UK forces to offensive operations exactly because of the impact on families and firms in the UK. Those parties (Reform and Tories) who actively supported this conflict do not get to pretend they care about those consequences now.

Spring is a time for new beginnings - fitting that landmark new workers' rights come into force in days. - sick pay for low earners - new dads able to spend time with their kids from day 1 - more protection for harassment whistleblowers Historic upgrades delivered by Labour.

Today we’re celebrating an incredible success story: 25 years of The Phoenix Centre. It's a brilliant testament to the hard work and determination of local people in Townhill, supporting skills, confidence and community spirit grow.

It’s right that Richard Collier-Keywood has decided to step back from leading the WRU. It’s not just that on his watch the organisation brought forward the wrong plan for the future of Welsh rugby, but that they went about it in absolutely the wrong way www.wru.wales/2026/03/inde...

Great new senior role at @nuffieldfoundation.org - Executive Director for Research, Grants and Programmes. The role will be responsible for developing and shaping the Foundation’s overall research and grants portfolio roles.saxbam.com/advert-detai...

Both Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage cheerled for Britain to get involved in military action despite having no idea of its objectives. They did not think for one second of the high cost to British households that are becoming painfully clear

Swansea’s Civic Centre will be revitalised with £20 million from the UK Government. This is fantastic news for our city and I’m delighted to have played a part.

Fantastic news for Swansea. £20m from the UK Labour Government to revitalise our Civic Centre. Securing investment in this iconic Swansea landmark has been a personal priority for me - it's brilliant that exciting plans to revitalise the building can now become a reality.

Kemi isn’t fooling anyone. Households won’t forget how eager she was to charge into war.

Richard Tice thinks him being criticised for aggressively trying to avoid tax is some kind of evidence of British moral decay… …rather than his aggressive tax avoidance when he was (notionally) a public servant being the problem

Exciting plans to revitalise Swansea's Civic Centre have one key barrier left - securing the funding to make them a reality. As Swansea West’s MP, this challenge is a personal priority for me. Here's why 👇 swanseabaynews.com/opinion-tors...

Richard Tice: - engaged in highly aggressive tax avoidance to avoid nearly £600,000 of tax - did so at a time when the taxpayer was already paying his salary as an MEP Nothing patriotic about this party of grifters www.thetimes.com/article/6f55...

This is incredibly serious about the WRU’s plans. I am meeting the chief executive of the WRU this afternoon - there are a lot of things to discuss. Not least the urgency of bringing this chaos to an end swanseabaynews.com/smoking-gun-...

We won’t allow firms to gouge consumers under the cover of the conflict in the Gulf. Right that the CMA are investigating the heating oil market, including reports of some suppliers cancelling previously agreed orders to try and raise prices www.gov.uk/government/n...

Hereditary peers out of the Lords at long long last - delivering the rather simple principle that you don’t deserve a vote in Parliament by virtue of which family your were born into www.gov.uk/government/n...

Congratulations to Swansea RFC for their victory over RGC 1404 - triumph. swanseabaynews.com/swansea-rfc-...

My message to M&S about their future in Swansea was clear: - Support the 92 staff who may be affected by the central store closure - Work with Swansea Council to find a new site M&S have a decades-old presence in Swansea. I'm pleased they're open to maintaining it.

On my way to meet with senior M&S figures for urgent talks, I bumped into a woman petitioning for the store to stay. M&S has been a major part of life in Swansea for decades. Losing them from Swansea would be a huge disappointment for many.

1/ Update on the situation in the Middle East for people in Swansea. Today marks the end of a long week, with conflict now impacting countries far beyond Iran.

Incredibly telling Kemi Badenoch interview on Today: - can’t say what she’d actually want UK forces to do - no idea what objective her proposed military action is to achieve - hides from reality that single biggest constraint on British military = her govt’s defence cuts

We don’t need to look at plans - we can look at out-turns where we promised a reduction in borrowing this year and have delivered it (almost 1% of GDP)

It’s not complicated: we’re not in the business of delivering regime change from the air but we will always defend British nationals

The Senedd is completely right to say the WRU has lost the argument. Nobody supports what they're doing, no matter what club they support. The WRU must think again - or clubs must vote for a change of leadership at the EGM. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/rugby-...

Happy Purim to everyone celebrating in Swansea and beyond.

Dydd Gwyl Dewi Sant Hapus everyone

Like many people in Swansea, I’m deeply disappointed at M&S’s decision to close their iconic city centre store. I will be meeting with senior representatives from M&S next week to discuss what happens next. www.walesonline.co.uk/news/wales-n...

Good to see this getting the attention it deserves - one of many problems amongst flat developments in Swansea incl: 👉 ⁠Badly needed remediation work at Swansea Point 👉 The saga of who takes responsibility for Meridian Quay 👉 Shoddy managing agents e.g. FirstPort www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

We’ve got a lot more to do, but we’ll get there 🌥️

⚡️Energy bills to fall by 7% in April due to Budget decisions. There’s lots more to do but Britain is defying the gloomsters: - energy bills falling - inflation ⬇️ - record surplus in January - wages ⬆️ - business investment ⬆️ - fastest growing European G7 economy www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Reform have just made a huge mistake ahead of Senedd elections in May. Their local government pension plans mean: - scrapping the pensions of 1 in 9 Welsh workers - abolishing the largest pension fund in Welsh history, crucial to investment across Wales www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Tonight Labour voted to lift nearly half a million children out of poverty. Meanwhile Reform/Tories want to make pushing those children back into poverty a centrepiece of their offers to the British people

Reform planning on going into the next election promising to: - scrap sick pay for low earners - allow workers shifts to be cancelled with no notice - ensure tenants can be evicted from a home near their children’s schools without any reason

The spotlight isn't going anywhere 👇 For weeks, supporters, players and communities have been asking the WRU to think again. It's clear the only way to change course is to now change leadership. To all clubs: attend the EGM and vote to end this chaos. www.itv.com/news/wales/2...

Sunday stroll

BREAKING NEWS: Today, local rugby clubs have submitted papers to formally call an Emergency General Meeting of the Welsh Rugby Union. I’m backing them 100%. The WRU are trying to shrink Welsh rugby and end professional rugby in Wales’s second city.

Tories promise to reverse a Tory policy (with no idea how to pay for it). Again. www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/02...

Ignore the professional gloomsters and doomsters. - Borrowing ⬇️ (record surplus last month) - Inflation (and interest rates) ⬇️ - UK fastest growing European G7 economy - Retail sales up 4.5% over the year There’s lots more to do but Britain’s economy is on the mend.

Campaigning for Angeliki Stogia in Gorton and Denton. Politics goes through phases. This phase is of stark choices: here a choice between a Tommy Robinson-backed Reform candidate who thinks people born here aren't British, and a Labour candidate bringing communities together.

It’s right to see legal action to defend the future of the Ospreys stepping up. Fans were promised an open and transparent process to decide which clubs would continue – but got a behind-closed-doors stitch up from the WRU instead. swanseabaynews.com/council-goes...

This is huge. A generational investment from the UK Labour Govt to modernise our railways and create 12,000 jobs across Wales. Fantastic news for people and communities across Wales who have long deserved better. www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

An update from my latest coffee morning at the Deer's Leap in Morriston, where we talked everything from playgrounds to potholes. Thank you to everyone who came along.

Disgusting remarks, and that’s before you note this is someone who moved to (colonised as he would put it) a tax haven news.sky.com/story/the-uk...

This Saturday, I'll be at a community hub in Morriston - with plenty of tea and biscuits. Tea With Torsten is a chance for us to have a chat and talk about what I’ve been doing as your MP. Email [email protected] to register. The location will be shared with RSVPs.

This vital investment in our city from the UK Labour Government will make a real difference. swanseabaynews.com/swansea-neig...

Last night made two things very clear. People love the Ospreys. And they hate a stitch up. Make your voice heard. Sign the petition now: www.change.org/p/oppose-the...

Totally shocked that Reform’s ‘new’ leader in Wales is… a Tory. No-one saw that coming.

At a time when politics feels divisive, it's important to hold onto what really matters. 👉 Half a million kids out of poverty 👉 Ground rent capped at £250 👉 Sick pay for low earners 👉 Zero hour contracts banned Real answers. Real change.