Christina Rees

Member of Parliament for the Neath constituency

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My Weekly Round-up

Another very busy week in Westminster. Here is a flavour of some of the events in which I took part. On Monday morning I attended a zoom call for local MPs and MSs organised by the trade union PCS concerning the anxiety over the reported number of Covid-19 cases in the DVLA from March 2020 to date. The Chief Executive and the Head of HR at the DVLA were called to give … [Read more...]

Christina Rees MP urges Neath constituents to get tested for HIV

Christina Rees – MP for Neath – has urged constituents to seek out a HIV home test to find out their status. With an estimated 6,700 people living with HIV in the UK still undiagnosed, ending the stigma and fear often associated with testing for HIV is crucial and that is why Christina Rees MP is urging constituents to get hold of a home testing kit. With all of us at home … [Read more...]

My Weekly Round-up

It’s been another busy week for me in Neath and Westminster. I attended a zoom meeting called by Ruth Brady, Regional Secretary and President of the Wales TUC, and Mike Payne, Senior Organiser, GMB Wales and South West, to discuss the deplorable “Fire and Rehire” policy being implemented by the CEO of Centrica, Christopher O’Shea. We heard from GMB representatives and from … [Read more...]

Christina Rees MP votes to protect holiday pay and 48-hour weekly working limit

Christina Rees, MP for Neath, has voted to protect holiday pay entitlements and safe working limits following the Government’s admission that employment protections are being reviewed to see which to scrap and which to keep. The Government will be consulting on changes to employment rights that could result in the ending of inclusion of overtime in how holiday pay is … [Read more...]

My Weekly Round-up

My thoughts are with everyone affected by the terrible flooding in Skewen this week.  I’ve spoken with the leader of Council Rob Jones, local councillor Mike Harvey and colleagues Stephen Kinnock and David Rees, in whose constituency the events occurred, and offered them my full support. My thanks and admiration go to those frontline staff and emergency services who continue to … [Read more...]

Local MP slams Tory plan to slash Universal Credit for thousands of families in Neath

Christina Rees, MP for Neath, has called on the UK Government to urgently cancel their plans to slash Universal Credit by more than £1000 per year in April - a move that would affect thousands of families in Neath. Rees’ call came as the UK Government refused to back Labour’s House of Commons motion scrapping the cut. Under current UK Government plans, 6689 people in … [Read more...]

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