My Week Archive

Please click on the following link to read my report from October: Christina Rees MP Report - October 2017 … [Read more...]

Neath Real Ale and Cider Festival Popular event returns for another year! Following a resurgence of town events in the shape of the Carnival, food and drink festival and the Great Guitar Gig, the Neath Real & Cider Festival has gone from strength to strength, and Christina was … [Read more...]

Snap General Election Prime Minister’s U-Turn Backfires Despite claiming on several occasions that there would be no early election, Theresa May changed her mind, and on the 18th April called a General Election for the 8th June. The Tories fought the election on the premise … [Read more...]

St. David’s Day in London Shadow Secretary of State for Wales welcomes First Minister On Wednesday 1st March I was proud and honoured to attend the St. David’s Day Reception at Lancaster House hosted by the First Minister of Wales Carwyn Jones. I was joined by my Shadow … [Read more...]

A New Year, a New Appointment… Neath MP takes a seat in Labour’s Shadow Cabinet On Thursday 9th February Christina was delighted to be appointed as Shadow Secretary of State for Wales. All her life she has been passionate about Wales and the … [Read more...]

  Happy New Year! I’d like to take this opportunity to thank everyone for their continued support and wish you all a prosperous, healthy 2017. Christmas and the New Year were a busy time once again, and I was very fortunate to attend a number of festive events across the constituency including the Craft Fair at Neath Town Council’s newly refurbished cafe, the … [Read more...]

1st December – Leaving the EU: Regional Economic Effects. My constituency is one of the most deprived areas in Europe. The last round of regional EU funding for Neath and Port Talbot launched 485 small and medium-sized enterprises, … [Read more...]

In the Chamber On 1st November I spoke in the chamber on the justice system and women, I stated the continued cuts to legal aid funding mean that there is a rising number of litigants in person. Many women have to face their abusive partner in court, with no assistance on how to navigate the complexities of the law. More needs to be done to protect women … [Read more...]

October 2016 On the weekend of the 1st and 2nd of October, the parkrun movement celebrated its 12th anniversary. I was delighted to meet the team of volunteers and runners. Gnoll parkrun is one of more than 900 Parkruns that take place every weekend around the world. Each parkrun is coordinated entirely by volunteers from the local community, and open to anyone who wants … [Read more...]

It was great to attend Pant-y-Ffordd Carnival with NPT Mayor Cllr Sheila Penry and Leader of NPT Ali Thomas, so many fantastic stalls. Attended British Red Cross event [Read more...]