Press & Articles - Stephen Kinnock - Labour MP for Aberafan Maesteg

Labour’s Industrial Strategy and Aberafan Maesteg

A new Labour Party industrial strategy will benefit Aberafan Maesteg and so many other areas across Wales and the UK. New green industries such as Floating Offshore Wind can offer opportunities to boost British manufacturing and deliver energy security, whilst lowering household bills.

Labour’s General Election Win

As Prime Minister Keir Starmer said today: “it is time to rebuild the infrastructure of opportunity… brick by brick”. Britain has its future back, and the hard work of delivering the change we need starts today.

BBC Newsnight Interview on Labour’s Immigration Plans

I spoke to Newsnight about Labour’s plans to reform the immigration system. You can watch what I had to say above.

Speaking to BBC Radio Wales About Tata Steel Job Losses

I recently spoke to BBC Radio Wales about the devastating job losses at Tata Steel. Listen to the full exchange above.

Rwanda Plans Unravel

The half a billion-pound Rwanda scheme is a failing farce, which will only cover less than one per cent of asylum arrivals. Now it seems there will be even less capacity to house those that are removed. The Tories’ so-called plan is unravelling by the day and taxpayers are footing…

Soaring Small Boat Crossings

Following a drop in crossings last year, Rishi Sunak took credit & claimed was nothing to do with weather. Now the numbers are up again he blames the weather! It’s time to replace Tory small boats chaos with Labour’s cross-border police unit & 1,000 new immigration enforcement officers. My comments…

5,000 Small Boat Crossings in 2024

We’ve just witnessed the busiest Easter weekend on record for small boat crossings. The Prime Minister was quick to claim he’d stopped the boats, but where is he now? We need Labour’s plan to smash the criminal smuggler gangs, end expensive hotel use, & return people with no right to…

Save Our Steel Rally

The multi-union plan accepts commercial & environmental need to decarbonise, but offers a bridge to the future which supports jobs & protects national security. Labour backs it.

General Election Talk with the Independent

Great to have an opportunity to speak up for steelworkers in #Aberavon in this interview with The Independent. We touched on why 2024 is not 1992 – and why we’re up the fight with the Tories on every issue from the green economy to immigration. Read below: “Stephen Kinnock smiles…

The Autumn Statement Exposed 13 Years of Tory Neglect & Incompetence

This Autumn Statement lifted the lid on 13 years of Tory neglect & incompetence: taxes up, inflation up, mortgages up, wages down, growth down and public services crumbling. It’s time to end this carousel of chaos, we need a General Election, and we need it now. See my full discussion…

Steel Interview on BBC Wales Sunday Supplement

Listen to my full interview on Tata steel with BBC Radio Wales Sunday Supplement.

Joint Statement on Tata Steel with David Rees MS

Myself and David Rees MS have today issued the following statement after Tata Steel’s briefing to Trade Union leaders yesterday: “Yesterday, steelworkers and their families in and around Port Talbot once again suffered huge anxiety as their futures and livelihoods were thrown into a black hole following the reported briefing…

ITV Wales Interview on Tata Steel

My interview on ITV Wales: Port Talbot steelworkers and I will never accept a plan that’s based on shutting down the heavy end and importing coil from India for however long it takes to build the electric arc furnace. The transition to green steel must be founded on a well-built…

The Future of Tata Steel

The Mirror put together a piece on the future of Tata Steel, including my recent comments. Read the full article below: MP lays out the doomsday scenario for Tata’s Port Talbot plant that is terrifying unions and workers – Wales Online

My Interview with BBC Wales on Tata Steel

My interview with BBC Wales on Tata Steel.

Tata Steel Must Engage with the Unions

My comments about the troubling situation at Tata Steel this week were covered by the BBC. Read the full article below: Tata: Unite protest over treatment of Port Talbot steelworkers – BBC News

It Would be Utter Madness to Close the Heavy End

It would be utter madness to close the heavy end of the steelworks. Read my full comments on the situation at Tata Steel this week below: Thousands of Port Talbot jobs at risk as Tata Steel announces net loss | E+T Magazine (theiet.org)

Coverage of my Comments on Tata Steel

Read below an article including some of my recent comments on Tata Steel: Tata Steel: Workers campaign over fears of an end to steelmaking in Wales | ITV News Wales

Tata Steel Deal – ITV’s Sharp End

Britain, We Need Our Steel! For everything from the cutlery in our kitchen and the cars that we drive, to the machinery for our troops and wind turbines that will power our future. But Electric Arc Furnace technology cannot produce all the steel Tata need for their customers now or…

Tata Steel Deal – The Mirror

The new steel deal is too narrowly focused on Electric Arc Furnace which will not produce all the steel required to meet customer demand & will result in unnecessary job losses. Why no consultation with the Community Union & the GMB Union? Me in the Daily Mirror: ‘Promises turned out…

Tata Steel Deal – BBC News

On green steel the Conservative Government is failing to match ambition shown by governments of competitor nations. Today’s announcement shows they are not even committed to maintaining Tata’s current order book, let alone supporting the industry to seize future opportunities.

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