Stephen Kinnock

My office is now closed for the Christmas break and will re-open on the 2nd January.

Me and my team will pick up any answerphone messages or emails on our return.

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Pictured is my Christmas card for this year drawn by a local school pupil.

Our social security system is there as a safety net for the most vulnerable, that safety net is failing.

The government must stop burying its head in the sand over this and wake up to the reality that their punitive and callous policies are causing misery and hardship to hundreds of my constituents.

My full speech from the deabte:

75% of PIP decisions and 74% of ESA decisions were overturned on appeal in Wales in 2017. The system is not only callous and cruel for those who need it, but it's also not value for money for the taxpayer - My intervention in the disability support debate this week.

Looking forward to going to see this on Friday. Honoured to have been chosen as one of the faces to be painted by talented local artist Bert Evans.

The exhibition is open now and is on until 2nd December in Port Talbot Civic Centre Foyer between 10am-4pm daily.

It includes portraits of many well known characters and famous faces from the town.

My latest survey for constituents is now online, this one is on the economy, please take a few moments to fill this out and share.