Speaking up for Torfaen at Westminster
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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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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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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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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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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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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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 [...]
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Torfaen MP Paul Murphy has welcomed the news that he is to become the Welsh Government’s Oxbridge Ambassador. The announcement was made in a speech by Welsh Education Minister Leighton Andrews today (18th March). The former Secretary of State for Wales said: “I am delighted to take up the role of Oxbridge ambassador [...]
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The Royal British Legion has thanked Paul Murphy, MP for Torfaen, for making the time to meet new Legion Area Manager for Wales, Phil Jones, along with Legion volunteers. The Legion is the leading provider of welfare for the Armed Forces community in the area and this week local MP Paul Murphy attended an [...]
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On Wednesday (6th March), I took the opportunity to ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland a question during Northern Ireland Questions in the House of Commons. The recent discovery of four mortar bombs on Sunday night by the Police Service of Northern Ireland avoided what could have been a devastating terrorist attack. [...]
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