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

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 They claim to be clearing 170,000 backlog, but are actually marking claims as ‘withdrawn’ – with these asylum seekers staying in UK indefinitely.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…

Home Office Admits Asylum Plans in Doubt – BBC

The BBC covered the Home Office plans for asylum and some of my comments on them. The Home Office quote near the end of this piece is untrue. The Illegal Migration Bill (Bigger Backlog Bill) prevents the UK Government from returning small boat asylum seekers to their home country because…

The Cost of Asylum Hotels on Good Morning Britain

Labour’s plans to end the small boat crossings, end hotel use and fix the broken asylum system are fully costed and provides value for money. Since he became Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has spent £1.5bn on emergency asylum hotels. That’s the difference.

Windfall Tax on Oil & Gas on Sky News

I recently spoke about the new windfall tax on oil & gas that the UK Government announced. I was clear that this windfall tax was only introduced due to pressure from the Labour party. There are still loopholes which allow certain companies to offset some of their windfall tax against…

Boris Johnson’s Honours List on Sky News

The honours list reads like a carousel of Boris Johnson’s cronies, including some very dubious names. It is astonishing that the Prime Minister has caved in yet again because of the warring factions in the Conservative Party.

Asylum Backlog & Small Boats on Channel 4

I spoke to Channel 4 about the ballooning asylum backlog and the fact the Tories have processed one per cent of the people that came on small boats last year. See the full clip above.

The Tories Are Killing Manufacturing

“For 13 years Conservative underinvestment has driven manufacturers out of Britain, with well-paid jobs in steel and other industries offshored to our overseas competitors. But the mask has slipped and only now are the Prime Minister and the Chancellor admitting that the Conservatives are ideologically and actively opposed to investing…

Labour Will End Unfair Foreign Worker Discounts

“We are crystal clear as to why employers are looking abroad for workers – because for 13 years the Conservatives have failed to train up Britain’s home-grown talent and failed to get millions of people off NHS waiting lists.” Read my full article for The Telegraph below: Labour would scrap…

Immigration Figures on Sky News

I today spoke on Sky News about immigration figures being at a record high. See my interview above.

Labour’s Immigration Policy on LBC Radio

I spoke to Nick Ferrari on LBC Radio about how the Conservatives have been chasing headlines and running government by gimmick for the last 13 years. I also outlined Labour’s plans for immigration and to tackle the small boats issue with common sense, diplomacy and hard graft. Listen to the…

Industrial Strategy for Steel

“Whilst others build resilience and seize opportunities, this Government seems content with managed decline. “When the US’s Inflation Reduction Act was passed, this Government’s response was to suggest that an active industrial strategy is somehow not the British way!” – Keir Starmer Read the full Mirror article,…

ITV Wales ‘The Sharp End’

I took part in the ITV Wales programme ‘The Sharp End’ this week and discussed many issues including the next general election, Welsh politics and the UK Tory Government’s failure on immigration. You can watch the full episode here: Sharp End, May 22nd | Wales Programmes (itv.com)

BBC Radio 4’s Westminster Hour

I spoke about net migration being at a record high on BBC Radio 4’s Westminster Hour. You can listen to the full episode above.

BBC Newsnight Asylum & the Backlog

I spoke on BBC Newsnight about asylum claims and how shocking it is that Suella Braverman as Home Secretary criticises her own Government’s policy.

The Tories Misleading Asylum Data

It is staggering that the Prime Minister and Immigration Minister are refusing to correct the public record on their misleading asylum statistics, despite the Stats Regulator, the UK Statistic Authority rebuking their misuse of discredited asylum data. I’ve asked the Procedure Committee to look into it. Read the full piece…

My Message to Braverman? Get the Job Done

As the Government’s Bigger Backlog Bill is debated in the Lords, I’ve been setting out how the Home Sec needs to get on with the job, rather than chase headlines with unworkable & expensive gimmicks. Labour has a 5-point plan to end the channel crossings. Read the full piece and…

Sunday Supplement Wales

I recently took part in the BBC’s Sunday Supplement radio show. You can listen to the episode for the next 27 days via the link below: Sunday Supplement – Coal, Steel and Monarchy – BBC Sounds

The Chaos at Dover Must be Fixed

The chaos at Dover must be fixed. But the Tories have resorted to short-changing communities by taking money meant for boosting local jobs & high streets, in a desperate attempt to fix our broken borders. So much for levelling up. Read my piece in the Daily Mirror: Tory levelling-up cash…

Tory Ministers Paying Consultants to do their Jobs

The Conservatives have broken the asylum system & are out of ideas on how to stop small boats – as their flawed legislation shows. So they’ve resorted to paying expensive consultants taxpayer cash to do their jobs for them. Read my full comments in The Mirror below: Anger as ministers…

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