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• Bang

  August 22, 2017

  Independent Welsh production company Joio has spent the last few months in Port Talbot filming S4C's new drama series, Bang. They have transformed the old magistrates court in town and I was delighted to visit the set and meet some of the cast. The series is a dual-language crime drama and is set to receive its premier at Reel Cinema next month.  
• Tata Steel Pensions

  August 11, 2017

  Aberavon MP calls on trustees to provide BSPS members with all required information, welcomes potential end to uncertainty and hails commitment of workforce to standing up for the steel industry, but it is about time we saw similar commitment from the government

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• Stephen Kinnock Joins In Food And Fun At Eastern Primary

  August 10, 2017

  Aberavon’s MP, Stephen Kinnock, joined youngsters at Eastern Primary for breakfast and exercise as part of the ‘Food and Fun’ programme being run over the school holidays.

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• Kinnock Invites Minister To Port Talbot To Meet Residents Over Proposed Prison Plans

  August 10, 2017

  Aberavon MP, Stephen Kinnock, has invited Sam Gyimah to Port Talbot to meet residents at a public meeting to discuss the proposals for a prison in Port Talbot. The public meeting will take place on Wednesday 20 September at 7pm in the Aberavon Beach Hotel.

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• Britain can use EEA as comfortable waiting room before Brexit

  July 31, 2017

  Financial Times The debate about what sort of Brexit the government should be seeking to secure has generated a tremendous amount of heat but not a great deal of light. Hard, soft, car crash, red white and blue — you name it, the list of random adjectives used to describe the type of departure from the EU is long. So, perhaps now would be a good time to remind ourselves of three vitally important facts.

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• Letter to Sam Gyimah

  July 21, 2017

  After my meeting with Sam Gyimah MP, Minister for Prisons, I wrote to him asking him for clarification on some of the points discussed in the meeting. You can read my letter here:

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• July 2017 Newsletter

  July 21, 2017

  My July newsletter is now out, with news from Aberavon and Parliament. You can subscribe to my mailing list to receive my newsletter each month here.

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• Tory broken promises on rail electrification show they don’t care about Wales

  July 20, 2017

  Responding to the shock announcement today that the electrification of the Great Western Main Line will not extend beyond Cardiff, Stephen Kinnock, Member of Parliament for Aberavon, said: “For years now the Tory government in Westminster has been promising that it will deliver full mainline rail electrification from Paddington to Swansea. Today we have seen that those promises were not worth the paper they were written on. The truth is that the Tories simply do not care about the people of Wales. Theresa May was able to find a £1 billion bung for the DUP to enable her to cling on to power, and she found £6 billion for high-speed rail in England, but when it comes to standing by her promises to the people of Wales on rail electrification - well, it's a very different story.

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• Prime Minister Needs To Match Her Rhetoric On Climate Change

  July 19, 2017

  Jo Stevens MP secured a Westminster Hall debate on Wales and the Queen's speech. I took the opportunity to raise the issue of the tidal lagoon and when we are going to get the go-ahead from the Government.

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• Stephen Kinnock meets with Prisons Minister to raise local community concerns, leaving Minister in no doubt about strength of local feeling

  July 12, 2017

  Today (Wednesday 12 July) Aberavon MP Stephen Kinnock met with the Prisons Minister, Sam Gyimah, and senior Ministry of Justice Officials to discuss the proposed prison in Baglan, leaving them in no doubt about the opposition and concerns of the local community.

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