David Cameron Urged To Press Ahead With Swansea Tidal Lagoon And Told To Build It With Port Talbot steel

25 Jan 2016

Western Mail A Welsh MP has called on the UK Government to “show some leadership” by giving a full commitment to using British steel for the Swansea Tidal Lagoon project. Following the announcement that Tata Steel will cut over 1,000 jobs in the face of a growing industry crisis, Labour’s…

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A Disgrace That David Cameron Is Not Helping Our Steel Works

22 Jan 2016

The Mirror I am calling on the Government to guarantee they will buy British steel for these ships. These contracts are worth hundreds of jobs British steelworkers will feel incredibly let down if the steel for the Global Combat Ships is bought from foreign firms. We produce the best steel…

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Cheap Chinese Steel The Greatest Issue For Industry, Says MP

22 Jan 2016

BBC Wales Online Dumping of Chinese steel is the greatest issue that the British steel industry faces, Aberavon Labour MP Stephen Kinnock has said. It follows Monday’s announcement of more than 1,000 job losses at steel giant Tata, 750 in Port Talbot. He said: “The European Union sets the rules…

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Don’t Ban Putin From Britain, But Russia Should Lose The World Cup

22 Jan 2016

The Times Yesterday’s report into the death of Alexander Litvinenko was shocking and deeply disturbing. But it was not a big surprise, as we have always known that this terrible act had a connection to the Russian state. The government must now send a strong signal to Moscow: state-sponsored murder…

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Look to Davos for partners for a new kind of growth

22 Jan 2016

Progress I worked at the World Economic Forum in Geneva from January 2009 until 2012, and I will never forget the febrile mood of my first Davos in January 2009, just a few months after the collapse of Lehman Brothers. I don’t mean the personal sense of ‘new kid on…

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Time for Tata Steel, the workforce, the trade unions and the government to pull together

08 Jan 2016

The Mirror Britain’s largest steelworks is at risk of closure with thousands of jobs at stake. Union leaders and local politicians are calling for bosses Tata to come up with an urgent rescue plan for Port Talbot, warning: “It is 10 minutes to midnight.” The plant in South Wales is…

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Why it’s time to pull together to safeguard ‘truly iconic’ Port Talbot steelworks

08 Jan 2016

Wales Online Anyone who’s ever driven up or down the M4 between Cardiff and Swansea will have seen it – a vast industrial complex, with the two blast furnaces towering over the rest of the works, and the town of Port Talbot and the stunning Aberavon beach stretching off into…

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Splits and reshuffles? Let’s not go there

03 Jan 2016

The Guardian To say that 2015 was a difficult year for Labour party is an understatement. Still reeling from the crushing defeat at the ballot box in May, we rushed headlong into the most divisive leadership election in living memory and, from there, straight into a maelstrom of in-fighting, factionalism…

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Trading For Peace

30 Dec 2015

I contributed a chapter to Labour Friends of Palestine and the Middle East’s Making the progressive case for peace in Palestine and Israel: Labour Party policies to support the rule of law and human rights. My chapter is entitled Trading For Peace and you can read it below. Introduction The UK and EU’s public position…

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Partners For A New Kind Of Growth

21 Dec 2015

Progress Over the course of the last parliament the Labour party made several attempts to create a new narrative on the economy, and to stimulate a debate around the role of business within that narrative. Phrases such as ‘responsible capitalism’ and ‘pro-business, but not pro-business as usual’ were the watchwords.…

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Russia: A Genuine Reset

21 Dec 2015

Outward To The World, Fabian Society A new relationship can be established with Russia by truly understanding its history, culture, interests and foreign policy objectives. This should form the the basis of a new doctrine – ‘respect-based realism’ – through which two deeply damaging conflicts that can only feasibly be resolved through…

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Corbyn Must Compromise To Win

18 Dec 2015

Interview The Times Stephen Kinnock has told hard left activists who are more interested in protest than forming a government to quit the Labour party. In a sideswipe at some of Jeremy Corbyn’s supporters, the newly elected Labour MP said that failing to concentrate all their energies on regaining power…

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15 Questions With Stephen Kinnock

11 Nov 2015

Huffington Post Having a famous name can be a curse and a blessing. To many, when you hear the name Kinnock, the image of former Labour leader Neil immediately springs to mind. But if his son Stephen carries on in his current trajectory then a new generation may well defer…

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Aberavon MP Speaks on Trade Union Bill

11 Nov 2015

Stephen Kinnock, MP for Aberavon, has spoken in the House of Commons in the debate on the Government’s controversial Trade Union Bill. Mr Kinnock spoke at the Bill’s Committee Stage, where MPs are required to address specific clauses or amendments to the Bill. He focussed on the sections of the…

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Aberavon MP Expresses Frustration at Flawed Police Funding Plans

11 Nov 2015

Aberavon MP, Stephen Kinnock, has expressed his frustration about serious fundamental flaws in proposed changes to the way in which money is allocated to police forces in England and Wales. Tory Police Minister, Mike Penning, was forced to apologise to the House when it was revealed that the plans contained…

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Commons Diary November 2015

09 Nov 2015

For the early November edition of the House magazine I wrote my ‘Commons Diary’ covering Westminster Hall debates on transforming rehabilitation and economic crimes, the trade union lobby of Parliament, the unveiling of a plaque for Aneurin Bevan and meeting three Welsh Regiments. House Magazine – Commons Diary

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An economy of purpose and resilience

06 Nov 2015

Progress Until we win the war of ideas, the policies will fail Labour’s recent travails over the fiscal charter were a ‘Groundhog Day’ moment. Back in July we fell right into George Osborne’s traps around the welfare bill; fast-forward three months and there we were again, disappearing down another hole…

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Check The Reality, Re-capture The Essence

03 Nov 2015

IWA On 7 May a sickening feeling spread through the Labour Party. It started with the exit poll and continued through to the early hours of the morning as it became clear that David Cameron was going to command a parliamentary majority. The picture across the UK was mixed: a…

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The time to renew, not to retreat

15 Oct 2015

Progress Online Throughout his impressive and highly effective leadership campaign Jeremy Corbyn made it clear that he wants a truly open, inclusive and constructive conversation about the future of the Labour party: how can we craft an inspiring new vision and narrative? What should our new policy priorities be? How…

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Winning The Game Of Shadows

15 Oct 2015

Threatening force against Assad would lead to an explosive stand-off with Russia and Iran, whilst bombing Isis in Syria now would represent a triumph of tactics over strategy. Only pro-active diplomacy can resolve this crisis. For some time the Syria debate has revolved around whether or not UK military power…

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Renew, not Retreat

09 Oct 2015

Labour List Only Labour can build a United Kingdom of Purpose, Patriotism and Resilience When the exit poll appeared on our screens at 10pm on 7 May, the floor gave way beneath the Labour Party. Like me, every candidate, activist and supporter across the country felt a sickening sense of…

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