Paul's Latest News Updates
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Murphy meets with Burmese Peace Delegation
On Monday May 20th, Torfaen MP Paul Murphy met with a number of delegates from the United Nationalities Federal Council (UNFC), to discuss his experiences during the Northern Ireland Peace Process in light of ongoing negotiations in Burma. One of the most ethnically diverse countries in Asia, Burma has undergone major political change over [...]
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Murphy celebrates Teach First Cymru
On Wednesday 8th May, Torfaen MP Paul Murphy joined head teachers, business leaders and Assembly Members at the Senedd in Cardiff to celebrate the expansion of Teach First into Wales. Mr Murphy heard from local pupils about their own experiences of education and met with a number of the new Teach First trainees to [...]
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Paul Murphy welcomes talks ahead of Northern Ireland parades season
Torfaen MP Paul Murphy was interviewed on BBC Good Morning Wales today regarding the important Northern Ireland security talks currently taking place in Cardiff. Police and politicians from Northern Ireland are holding the talks this weekend to discuss tensions surrounding the annual parades season. Speaking on BBC Radio Wales, Paul Murphy said [...]
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Oxbridge Report
I have been appointed to the role of Oxbridge Ambassador to the Welsh Government. I am delighted to take up the role of Oxbridge ambassador for the Welsh Government. We should do whatever we can to encourage the aspirations of our young people, so I want as many Welsh students as possible to have [...]
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Murphy welcomes action on PubCo’s
Torfaen MP Paul Murphy today welcomed the announcement that new measures to protect tied-pub landlords are being introduced. Paul Murphy said, “It’s wrong that tied pub landlords have been treated so badly – a fair deal for them is long overdue. For years, the large pub companies have set rents and beer prices the way [...]
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Murphy denounces Government welfare reforms
Torfaen MP, Paul Murphy has denounced the Government’s latest welfare changes as ‘a wicked assault on the most vulnerable people in our society’. The reforms which come into effect throughout April include the highly controversial ‘bedroom tax’, cuts to legal aid, replacement of the Disability Living Allowance and steps to privatise the NHS. Other reforms [...]
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Murphy welcomes Anniversary of Good Friday Agreement
Today (10th April) marks the 15th anniversary of the Good Friday Agreement, which brought an end to a bitter and painful period in our shared history. Since that time, Northern Ireland has come a long way and is now a fairer, more peaceful society. Unfortunately in recent months, a small minority of people have sought to [...]
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Paul Murphy interviewed on ITV Cymru Wales
Last week (28th March) Torfaen MP Paul Murphy was interviewed by Adrian Masters for ‘Face-To-Face’ on ITV Wales. The interview touched on a number of highlights from Murphy’s career in politics, from his time in Northern Ireland as a Minister under Mo Mowlam dealing with the peace talks that led to the God Friday Agreement, [...]
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Murphy meets with peace delegation from the Philippines
On Monday (18th March), Torfaen MP Paul Murphy met with a delegation of officials from the Philippines to discuss his role in the Northern Ireland Peace Process, and the relevance of this for the current peace negotiations in the Bangsamoro region in the Philippines. Paul Murphy said, “I have met representatives from the Philippines many [...]
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Murphy seeks a fairer Crime and Courts Bill
On Monday (18th March) Torfaen MP Paul Murphy introduced an amendment to the Government’s Crime and Courts Bill. Although this amendment was ultimately defeated by a narrow majority of 92, it raised important issues regarding the enforcement of fines and the effect of this on those people already living close to the breadline. Under [...]
