I’m heartbroken that my dear friend and colleague Hayley has passed away. Her kindness and generosity touched everyone who knew her. She is so deeply missed. Rest in peace Hayley. ❤️

A river habitat restoration scheme has been completed on the River Usk to renaturalise the river and reconnect it to its natural floodplain

Heno The @bigissue.com Big Debate hots up discussing the housing crisis, climate emergency, poverty & more. Panel: @willhaycardiff.bsky.social @juliejamesms.bsky.social @futuregencymru.bsky.social @childcomwales.bsky.social @derek-walker.bsky.social @paulmcnamee.bsky.social @rocdaboss76.bsky.social

Today is #WorldAsthmaDay! Summer isn’t always an easy season when you have a lung condition. Things like hay fever, air pollution and hot weather can make breathing more difficult and stop you doing the things you love. This summer we want to inspire you with ways to achieve your summer goals.

Today is #WorldParkinsonsDay, a day to raise awareness, show support and stand with those affected by Parkinson’s. I recently meet with Parkinson’s UK Cymru, Choirs For Good and people who live with Parkinson’s and heard about their experiences. Until we find a cure, there’s @parkinsons.org.uk

Everyone deserves an Easter is back for 2025! 🐰 🐣 Proud to support this incredible initiative by @carolynharris.bsky.social, delivering Easter treats and food hampers across Swansea! 🦢 Everyone deserves an Easter 💛

It was great to join @livingstreets.bsky.social yesterday for their Wales launch of the #PedestrianPound report. Thrilled to see the Uplands Market highlighted in the report!

Director Susan Seidelman will be the special guest at an international conference to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Desperately Seeking Susan - one of the defining movies of the '80s

Great to meet with @prifweinidog.gov.wales & @juliejamesms.bsky.social the Welsh Minister for Delivery. After years of Tory neglect & riding roughshod over devolution, Labour has reset our two govts’ relationship. Working together we will deliver the change people voted for across Wales & the UK🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇬🇧

🌤️ Out in Sketty Ward, around Saunders Way and The Ridge, with our MP @torstenbell.bsky.social and #swansea MS @juliejamesms.bsky.social 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🌹 We’ve been talking with residents, collecting casework, and delivering our latest newsletter 🗞️ If you need help & advice please get in touch with your MP/MS

I’m incredibly proud to work with cultural organisation across Cymru. This additional funding is to enable them to build on the great work they do. Culture in all its forms is for everyone & as the Minister who started on the shop floor — I’m proud of that. 🔗: www.gov.wales/additional-w...

Monumental Welsh Women has joined forces with artist Meinir Mathias to create an exhibition celebrating the first four statues of Welsh women in Wales, ahead of the unveiling of the fifth and final statue in 2025

A new poll has revealed a large majority of people approve of efforts to increase the use of the Welsh language

Such a bunch if charlatans.

Great visit to CyDen in today with Mike Hedges and @juliejamesms.bsky.social to explore how we can support the business CyDen started as a spin-off from Swansea University and has grown into a >£100m company. The HQ, manufacturing, development and clinical testing all take place in its home town.

Shwmae Bluesky! We're proud to stand with people seeking sanctuary and will continue to advocate for their rights in Wales. Here for campaigning against hate and creating a welcoming Cymru. And good vibes.

Yesterday we welcomed our valued friends from the Nordic and Benelux region. They are here because Wales is an innovator and they were keen to find out more about our work. I really enjoyed discussing our economic links, including in the space of renewable energy and other high-growth sectors.

Bonkers Reform plan to: - whack up your energy bills by making renewables and pylons cost more (costs that are passed straight onto bills). - leave us with hugely volatile energy prices. Good for Putin, terrible for us.

It’s polling today in #Torfaen and we’ve been busy getting out the vote - lots of positive conversations with constituents and lots of support of our brilliant local @WelshLabour candidate, Toniann Phillips! #LabourDoorstep

Up Constitution Hill with @torstenbell.bsky.social and Cllr Rob Stewart this morning! Thank you to WLS and WYL for joining us 🙌 We’ve been talking to residents, reporting litter and potholes 🏘️ Contact your Swansea Labour team for help & advice 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🌹 #LabourDoorstep

Great to have a chat with local constituents in Swansea Market with First Minister Eluned Morgan. Took the chance to stock up on Welshcakes while we were there!

Fantastic to meet with @prifweinidog.gov.wales Eluned Morgan, Rob Stewart and others from Swansea Council at Mayhill Community Centre to talk about the £1.5m secured in the draft 2025/26 budget for warm places as well as the £1.7m additional funding for tackling food poverty announced in December.

It was a pleasure to be able to attend! Congratulations again to everyone who won an award and thanks very much for having me, it was fantastic to learn more about all the support work the Work and Health programme does.

In Plasmarl with @torstenbell.bsky.social and our Swansea Labour team! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🌹 Speaking to residents and handing out our leaflet with what our UK Labour & @welsh-labour.bsky.social gov is delivering for you If you need help & advice from your MP email [email protected] 📧 #LabourDoorstep

What a pleasure to join Julie James MS to celebrate the success of the Work and Health Program across South West Wales. It’s all about transforming lives for people disadvantaged in the labour market. I loved hearing about the individual stories, and seeing the passion and commitment of the staff!

For more than 40 years, Newport has been home to the R&D and manufacturing arm of KLA’s SPTS division, offering great jobs and exciting careers. It was fantastic to visit their very impressive new premises this week to hear about their ambitious plans for the future!

EMA changes lives. It allows young people to focus on their studies without the stress of financial hardship. In Swansea West, I’ve seen its impact—helping students thrive and aim higher. Welsh Labour is committed to ensuring every young person gets the chance they deserve

Wonderful to welcome my colleague & friend, Jane Hutt, Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice, to Swansea today. We heard about the fantastic work of the Swansea Solution Focused Schools project, led by SCVS, who were successfully awarded £20k by Welsh Government to develop school poverty action plans

Great to speak at the launch of the delivering net zero project. With Tai ar y Cyd, a collaboration of experts working towards standardised net zero housing, we are paving the way to sustainable, affordable homes which lower energy demands & heating costs to help residents within and all of Wales.

Excited to be at the Crisis 'Home: the Key to Hope' art exhibition launch today, sponsored by @juliejamesms.bsky.social It'll be at the Senedd 'til 13/02, so take the chance to see some unique, first-hand expressions of the realities of homelessness. #HomeKeytoHope

First Minister Eluned Morgan has launched ‘Wales and Japan 2025’ - a year-long campaign and the fifth in a series of country-focused campaigns by the Welsh Government

Registrations for Wales Tech Week 2025 are OPEN! It was great to join industry leaders, established businesses, and innovators from across the tech ecosystem to talk about the plans for Wales Tech Week 2025, and why it matters for Wales. Register your interest here: www.WalesTechWeek.com

Chilly Sketty for first door knocking session of 2025 with the @swanseawestclp.bsky.social team. Lots of pyjama wearing constituents rightly clinging on to the Xmas break as long as possible…

The Prime minister hits back at Elon Musk ‘Those that are spreading lies and misinformation…are not interested in victims’

Those spreading lies and misinformation are not interested in the victims, they are interested in themselves. The priority is the action that has been absent for the past decade, not faux outrage from those who failed to act

Business News Wales sets down an important challenge for 2025 - it must be a year of delivery and collaboration, and businesses across Wales must feel supported and secure. I’m 100% up for that challenge. businessnewswales.com/a-wish-list-...

Happy New Year! 🥳 Our first door knocking session of 2025 this morning 🚪 👀 We were out in Sketty Ward listening to residents and delivering our latest leaflet 🗞️ If you need help or advice get in touch @torstenbell.bsky.social or @juliejamesms.bsky.social 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🌹 #LabourDoorstep

I visited the absolutely fantastic Green Hwb last week at Gower College Swansea- I thoroughly enjoyed meeting so many engaged young people making a big difference to biodiversity, local food growing and access to nature as well as seeing how important the site is to local communities!