Financial barriers should never stand in the way of a young person’s potential to succeed. The Welsh Labour Government is expanding the Education Maintenance Allowance (EMA) to ensure more young people get the support they need to keep learning.

At last.

Cardiff Labour Council’s Budget puts fairness, growth and residents first. 🚫 No cuts to frontline services 🏠 Record housing investment 📚 £14m+ extra for schools 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Lowest Council Tax in Wales This is the power of partnership: two Labour Governments working with our Labour Council 🤝

Today, citizens from 56 independent nations come together to celebrate #CommonwealthDay. United by our shared values, we are unlocking new opportunities and building more prosperous communities across the Commonwealth.

Today marks our national Covid-19 Day of Reflection. It affected us all and I’m thinking today about those who suffered loss and those who still live with the effects of the pandemic. Thank you to our NHS staff, key workers and volunteers who helped get us through.

A powerful message to every woman across #CardiffEast and around the world this International Women’s Day: Never give up! 📸 Cartoon created by the brilliant Jacky Fleming

Nigel Farage doesn’t want you to see this 🫵

Two Labour Governments working in partnership and delivering for Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Wales is at the forefront of Labour's mission to make the UK a clean energy superpower, creating jobs, lowering energy bills and raising living standards for families across the country.

Reform offer nothing new. It’s the same discredited Tory policies, pushed by failed Tory politicians. Nothing but a copy and paste job ⬇️

This UK Labour Government is going further and faster to protect our national security and maximise the economic growth potential of the defence sector in Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

It's #WorldBookDay! 📚 I’m determined to get books into the hands of every young reader in #CardiffEast. Pop into your local library in #Adamsdown, #StMellons, #Llanrumney, #Rumney, #Penylan or #Llanedeyrn to grab a book and unlock a world of imagination for your child. #GoAllIn

Empty slogans from Plaid and Reform won’t pay for our public services. Only Welsh Labour has a plan to deliver the next chapter of Wales’ future.

This UK Labour Government has the right economic plan for Britain.

This is fairness you can feel 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Pob lwc Wales Women in their FIFA Women's World Cup qualifier against Czechia this evening ⚽️

Eighty-five years ago, more than 7,000 incendiary bombs devastated Cardiff. 51 people were killed and 243 injured, with Marlborough Primary School and Cardiff Royal Infirmary among the buildings hit. Today we remember those killed and the community efforts that carried our city through.

Fairness you feel, in your payslip, your community, your public services. That’s our promise to you. Great morning at Newport Market for the launch of Welsh Labour’s Senedd election campaign with Eluned Morgan and our brilliant candidates. A new chapter for Wales starts here.

Today, the Welsh Labour Government is freezing ALL rail fares for 12 months 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🚆 This builds on our UK Labour Government freezing fares on GWR, Avanti, & CrossCountry, ensuring Transport for Wales services are now covered too. Our two Labour Governments are delivering for Wales🌹

Happy St. David’s Day to everyone celebrating here in Wales and to our Welsh communities around the world 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Dydd Gŵyl Dewi Sant hapus i bawb sy'n dathlu yma yng Nghymru a'n cymunedau Cymreig ledled y byd.

📰 My recent newsletter is now available - featuring updates on my work as your MP in #CardiffEast and Parliament throughout February. 🔗 Sign-up or read it here: www.jostevens.co.uk/2026/02/28/m...

A good afternoon out in Llanedeyrn and Pentwyn with Cllr Jess Moultrie and our Cardiff East Labour team, talking with residents, listening to concerns, and picking up casework issues.

A wet and windy Arms Park this evening. Tough conditions, but Cardiff kept their nerve and battled through for a hard fought win.

Here’s what our two Labour Governments delivered for Wales this week 👇

Our UK Labour and Welsh Labour Government's are building the next chapter of Wales' future.

⬇️ The energy price cap is coming down by 7% (£117) because of the choices made by our UK Labour Government at the Budget. ✅This is on top of the expanded Warm Home Discount, which has meant nearly 6 million families are receiving £150 off their energy bills this winter.

Daffodils are in bloom across #CardiffEast ahead of St David's Day this Sunday 😍

Great event at Canada House tonight celebrating Wales and our strong relationship with Canada. Thank you for inviting me to speak 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇨🇦

From this April bills will fall by 7%, thanks to the actions taken by this Labour Government in the last Budget. We said we’d bring energy bills down - we meant it.

Enzo and his family are my former constituents. It’s been a pleasure to support him alongside his solicitor and FA Wales to secure his UK citizenship. He has a great future ahead of him. nation.cymru/sport/young-...

I’m absolutely thrilled that Enzo has been granted British citizenship. It’s such great news for Enzo, his family and Welsh football. 🧵3/3

Tory anti-union laws are going in the shredder - thanks to our UK Labour Government's Employment Rights Act 🔥🌹

Four years on from Russia’s illegal and barbaric invasion of Ukraine, Britain’s message to the Ukrainian people is simple: We stand with you. Slava Ukraini.

For seven straight months, waiting lists have fallen. Thank you to all the hardworking NHS staff in Wales for helping to make this happen.

Our UK Labour Government's £50m Wales Defence Growth Deal puts Wales at the centre of Britain’s national security 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 I was proud to sign this deal alongside John Healey and Eluned Morgan, unlocking thousands of skilled jobs and new opportunities for businesses across Wales.

If you need the police but it’s not safe to talk, use the Silent Solution to get help: 1️⃣ Dial 999 from a mobile. 2️⃣ Listen to the operator's questions. 3️⃣ Cough or tap the handset if you can. 4️⃣ Press 55 when prompted to confirm it's a emergency.

The Three Night Blitz, which took place in Swansea between 19th & 21st February 1941, devasted the town centre and took more than 230 lives. Thinking of all those who sadly lost their lives and everyone who worked to protect and support their communities during these dark days.

C'mon #Wales! Best of luck in today’s #GuinnessSixNations game against #Scotland! #WALvSCO

Our Welsh Labour Government has invested over £600m into Help to Buy, supporting over 15,000 people to buy their own home. This funding is making the dream of homeownership a reality for people across Wales.

This is Welsh Labour’s next chapter for Wales in action: A £14bn generational commitment to Welsh rail. This is proof of what two Labour Governments can achieve together.

After years of Tory underinvestment, our UK Labour Government is getting Wales moving again 🚆

Here’s what our two Labour Governments delivered for Wales this week:

Let’s stick to the facts: 📉Borrowing is down 🪙The fastest-growing European economy in the G7 ⬇️Inflation and interest rates are down, with rates cut six times 🛍️British retail sales up by 4.5% on the year The facts don't lie: Labour is delivering economic growth and stability.

Our two Labour Governments are transforming the rail network and ending the injustice of Tory underfunding of Welsh Rail.

Great to join John Healey at the Cardiff City FC Foundation Veterans Hub to catch up with members about how it is supporting ex-armed forces personnel with a range of issues. Read more about what our UK Labour government is doing to support veterans here👇 www.jostevens.co.uk/2025/11/11/d...

BREAKING 🚨 | Reform announce plans to legalise discrimination. Plans include scrapping the Equality Act, which would legalise discrimination against a worker if they were a woman, disabled, black, pregnant or gay.

Seven new stations. Thousands of jobs. Generational rail investment. Our UK Labour Government is modernising Welsh rail and driving growth across our country 🚆

✅ 7 new stations ✅ North & South Mainline upgrades ✅ New Swansea Bay & West Wales Metro Our two Labour Governments are getting Wales moving 🚝

Today, much of the Tories' draconian 2016 Trade Union Act is finally scrapped, so unions can get on with organising for better pay and conditions. This is a huge boost for working people, delivered by our UK Labour Government.

Our UK Labour Government is delivering a generational commitment to Welsh Rail, with a plan to transform the rail network and end the injustice of Tory underfunding.