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Steve Witherden MP

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Dad, husband, teacher. Welsh Labour MP for Montgomeryshire and Glyndŵr. Any casework or questions please email me directly at [email protected]

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A stagnating economy, widening inequality, declining living standards for many: the problems the country faces won’t be solved by demonising asylum seekers.

A stagnating economy, widening inequality, declining living standards for many: the problems the country faces won’t be solved by demonising asylum seekers.

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I joined the Labour Party to oppose austerity. I cannot support a bill that could still push 150,000 people into poverty. I will be voting against it tomorrow. DPAC

I joined the Labour Party to oppose austerity. I cannot support a bill that could still push 150,000 people into poverty. I will be voting against it tomorrow. DPAC

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The size of the counterdemonstration assembled in Newtown today showed that the values of the people of Wales are unity and compassion, not division and intolerance. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

The size of the counterdemonstration assembled in Newtown today showed that the values of the people of Wales are unity and compassion, not division and intolerance. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

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We do not tax wealth fairly in this country. People need to believe the economy isn't stacked against them to have hope in the future. Rising wealth inequality shatters that hope. It is fundamentally about fairness. The Chancellor must tax wealth properly in the Autumn Budget.

We do not tax wealth fairly in this country. People need to believe the economy isn't stacked against them to have hope in the future. Rising wealth inequality shatters that hope. It is fundamentally about fairness. The Chancellor must tax wealth properly in the Autumn Budget.

Steve Witherden MP

80,972 views • 6 months ago

I did not stand to become an MP to push hundreds, if not thousands, of my disabled constituents into poverty. I will not be voting to cut benefits for the most vulnerable. The government should do the right thing and drop the policy.

I did not stand to become an MP to push hundreds, if not thousands, of my disabled constituents into poverty. I will not be voting to cut benefits for the most vulnerable. The government should do the right thing and drop the policy.

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96,703 views • 1 year ago

Why are Reform running advertisements asking Welsh readers to vote in London? Are they incompetent, or do they just not care about Wales?

Why are Reform running advertisements asking Welsh readers to vote in London? Are they incompetent, or do they just not care about Wales?

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11,355 views • 1 month ago

3.8 million self-employed UK taxpayers were excluded from financial support during Covid, leaving many facing bankruptcy. I asked the Treasury to meet with me and discuss addressing the unfairness faced by so many in the pandemic. ExcludedUK Maternity Action @PregnantScrewed

3.8 million self-employed UK taxpayers were excluded from financial support during Covid, leaving many facing bankruptcy. I asked the Treasury to meet with me and discuss addressing the unfairness faced by so many in the pandemic. ExcludedUK Maternity Action @PregnantScrewed

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67,830 views • 1 year ago

A major win for farmers in Montgomeryshire in Glyndŵr: the APR threshold will be moved from £1m to £2.5m after pressure from farming unions and backbench MPs. This is absolutely fantastic news for our constituency, for rural Wales, and indeed for farmers up and down the country.

A major win for farmers in Montgomeryshire in Glyndŵr: the APR threshold will be moved from £1m to £2.5m after pressure from farming unions and backbench MPs. This is absolutely fantastic news for our constituency, for rural Wales, and indeed for farmers up and down the country.

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24,207 views • 5 months ago

Cutting benefits is a political choice that the government is making. There are alternatives to ever deeper austerity. Properly taxing the wealthiest after decades of widening inequality would be a start.

Cutting benefits is a political choice that the government is making. There are alternatives to ever deeper austerity. Properly taxing the wealthiest after decades of widening inequality would be a start.

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44,386 views • 1 year ago

The government has engineered itself into a state of wilful ignorance. It risks dismantling international humanitarian law to maintain its support for Israel. We are at a hinge moment in history: we can suspend arms exports to Israel, or risk being complicit in genocide.

The government has engineered itself into a state of wilful ignorance. It risks dismantling international humanitarian law to maintain its support for Israel. We are at a hinge moment in history: we can suspend arms exports to Israel, or risk being complicit in genocide.

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38,967 views • 1 year ago

Reported cuts to benefits are extremely concerning. We absolutely should not be removing benefits that allow disabled people to be independent, get work, and stay in work. Let's try wealth taxes instead.

Reported cuts to benefits are extremely concerning. We absolutely should not be removing benefits that allow disabled people to be independent, get work, and stay in work. Let's try wealth taxes instead.

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44,316 views • 1 year ago

Today the APPG for Education launched its report into the Loss of the Love of Learning in schools and colleges after taking evidence from primary, secondary, and FE students, as well as teachers and education sector stakeholders. You can read the report here:

Today the APPG for Education launched its report into the Loss of the Love of Learning in schools and colleges after taking evidence from primary, secondary, and FE students, as well as teachers and education sector stakeholders. You can read the report here:

Steve Witherden MP

30,160 views • 10 months ago

As a former secondary school teacher across four Welsh border counties, far too many children came into my classrooms hungry. We all deserve a fair start in life. I did not stand for election to see child poverty worsen during this parliament. The two-child cap must go.

As a former secondary school teacher across four Welsh border counties, far too many children came into my classrooms hungry. We all deserve a fair start in life. I did not stand for election to see child poverty worsen during this parliament. The two-child cap must go.

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19,864 views • 6 months ago

Tightening PIP eligibility criteria will pull the rug out from under disabled people across the country. These cuts will hit Wales particularly hard, and they will hit my constituents particularly hard too.

Tightening PIP eligibility criteria will pull the rug out from under disabled people across the country. These cuts will hit Wales particularly hard, and they will hit my constituents particularly hard too.

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26,256 views • 1 year ago

Reported cuts to disability benefits risk driving hundreds of thousands of people into poverty. Personal Independence Payments help disabled people to get work or stay in work - more austerity is not the solution. Scope Campaign for Disability Justice Joseph Rowntree Foundation

Reported cuts to disability benefits risk driving hundreds of thousands of people into poverty. Personal Independence Payments help disabled people to get work or stay in work - more austerity is not the solution. Scope Campaign for Disability Justice Joseph Rowntree Foundation

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19,615 views • 1 year ago

There are 275,000 PIP recipients in Wales, more than 14% of working age people. These cuts will hit us disproportionately hard and vulnerable people will be put at risk. The people of Wales did not vote for more austerity.

There are 275,000 PIP recipients in Wales, more than 14% of working age people. These cuts will hit us disproportionately hard and vulnerable people will be put at risk. The people of Wales did not vote for more austerity.

Steve Witherden MP

13,966 views • 1 year ago

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