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

UK Metals Speech on Steel

The Conservatives love to talk about the dangers of over-spending, but what they fail miserably to talk enough about is the cost of under-investment – the cost of doing nothing. Nowhere is this more obvious than in our steel industry. We lost not only 1,700 well-paid steelworker jobs at Redcar…

Deal for Tata Steel Must Safeguard Well-paid Local Jobs

Government investment in decarbonising the Port Talbot steelworks is long overdue. We desperately need a government-sector partnership that will safeguard well-paid local jobs and secure the future production of the steel that underpins our national security, our critical infrastructure and our entire manufacturing base. Decarbonisation must not mean deindustrialisation. This…

Deal Between UK Government and Tata Steel

All investment is welcome, but electric arc furnaces aren’t the only route to steel decarbonisation: hydrogen etc must also be in the mix; so all types of steel can keep being made, & the future of every steel plant safeguarded. Unions MUST be fully involved & workforce MUST support the…

UK Government and Tata Steel Deal

All investment is welcome, but electric arc furnaces aren’t the only route to steel decarbonisation: hydrogen etc must also be in the mix; so all types of steel can keep being made, & the future of every steel plant safeguarded. Unions MUST be fully involved & workforce MUST support the…

BSPS Pension Scheme

I recently took part in two meetings with steelworkers on BSPS, this piece details what was discussed in those meetings. Steelworkers continue to be let down and its having a dreadful effect on them and their families. I and my colleague Nick Smith MP have been campaigning for justice and…

Record Asylum Backlog Under Rishi Sunak

The asylum system is in chaos and Rishi Sunak has completely lost control of our immigration system. I spoke to ITV News about the record asylum backlog.

Labour’s Plans for the Skills System

Employers across the country are being forced to reach for migrant labour because of the Tories total failure to invest in apprenticeships.

Tory Chaos and Shambles in the Asylum System

I spoke to Sky News about the Tory chaos and shambles in the asylum system, ahead of the release of new immigration figures.

Labour’s Plan to Reform the Skills System

On GSCE results day Labour is promising to reform the skills system so we can offer more opportunities to young people. Construction apprenticeships are down 38%, forcing businesses to look abroad. Sure enough the number of migrant work visas has risen again, by 45%. We need change.

Asylum Backlog Hits Record High

The UK’s asylum backlog has reached a new record high and taxpayer spending on asylum has almost doubled in a year, the latest Home Office figures show. A total of 175,457 asylum seekers were waiting for an initial decision on their application for refuge in the UK, up 44% from…

Labour’s Plan to End Small Boat Crossings

Tomorrow morning the latest asylum figures will be published. This week Sunak rowed back on his pledge to stop the boats. On Channel 4 I set out Labour’s plan to tackle the dangerous crossings, end expensive hotel use & clear the enormous backlog that has grown 9-fold under the Tories

Labour’s Plan for Dangerous Channel Crossings

Tory failure has been a gift to criminal gangs and left British tax payers footing a £6m per day hotel bill. We need a new approach. The Prime Minister must back Labour’s plan to stop the dangerous crossings by targeting gangs, securing a returns deal with the EU, & clearing…

Tories Have Wasted £3million on the Bibby Stockholm

The damaging cost of Tory chaos in the asylum system… million of £s of taxpayers’ money spent on unworkable, undeliverable projects that lead to endless delays & dysfunction. This empty barge is a floating symbol of Tory incompetence. My comments in the Mirror: £3million wasted on empty Bibby Stockholm could…

The Tories Unworkable Rwanda Plan

I recently spoke to Channel 4 about the Tories’ unworkable Rwanda plan. Watch the full clip above.

Tory ‘Small Boats Week’ has been a Catalogue of Chaos

Tory ‘Small Boats Week’ has been a Catalogue of Chaos: – 1,100 asylum-seekers have crossed the Channel since Monday – 10,000 more in hotels since December – Drone crashed in the Channel – Bibby Stockholm evacuated due to legionella bacteria Ministers should hang their heads in shame.

Evictions of Afghan Refugees

The Tory UK Government has issued eviction notices to loyal-to-Britain Afghans, meaning hundreds of families could face homelessness. The Government’s Operation Warm Welcome has fast become Operation Cold Shoulder. Last week I wrote to the Immigration Minister with some important Questions, which you can see in my letter below. Read…

Transition to Green Steel

The UK is in a global race to produce Green Steel. The transition should be a partnership between Government, unions & employers. Decarbonisation mustn’t mean deindustrialisation. But the economic cost of doing nothing will be far greater. Yet the UK Government fails to grasp the scale of the challenge. Most…

Labour’s Immigration Plan

The illegal migration bill has now gained royal assent. Make no mistake, it is a con. The Labour Party is clear that the dangerous Channel crossings must stop and unsuitable asylum hotel use needs to end. But this new Tory legislation will achieve none of that. It is a reflection of…

Tories Cooking the Books on Asylum Figures

REVEALED: The Tories are cooking the books. They claim to be clearing 170,000 backlog, but are actually marking claims as ‘withdrawn’ – with these asylum seekers staying in UK indefinitely. Actual decisions are down 18%. Labour will fast-track ‘safe country’ decisions and removals. Channel migrant numbers top 15,000 as government cracks…

Commission for Carbon Competitiveness Report

Today, the Commission for Carbon Competitiveness is launching our new report. It’s time to address carbon leakage while empowering UK manufacturing. Our solution: a UK Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism #CBAM alongside vital transitional arrangements. Let’s build a sustainable future together. Read our report here by clicking below: Commission for Carbon…

Transition to Green Steel

Tata Steel argues that producing lower-carbon (and eventually zero-carbon) steel could give British steelmaking a new lease of life. Carbon border adjustments – essentially adding the environmental costs of carbon pollution on to imported steel – could also level the playing field for UK producers versus rivals abroad that do…

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