Welsh Labour Co‑op politician and MP for Cardiff South and Penarth since 2012; Minister of State for the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan and Pakistan (since July 2026)
Gibraltar and Spain move past decades of tension as a post-Brexit treaty brings border checks to an end and integrates Gibraltar into Schengen. The border fence is removed and officials begin new clearance procedures at the Rock’s airport and port.
The final phase of the regional elections in Pakistan-administered Kashmir proceeds as protests flare and violence rises. Amnesty International reports dozens of civilian deaths and several security force casualties; two British nationals are detained amid ongoing clashes. The UK has updated travel advisories and ministers have engaged with Pakistani authorities.
The UK Charity Commission has engaged with the Edgware United Synagogue after complaints over a June event promoting sales of properties in illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied territories. Regulators have issued guidance and require governance improvements as scrutiny intensifies. ICJP argues sanctions are needed; UK foreign and charity officials respond.
The UK, Canada and Australia have said Israel has acted shamefully by declining criminal probes into the April 2024 drone strike that killed seven World Central Kitchen aid workers in central Gaza. The three governments have said they have spent more than two years pressing Israel for accountability and have summoned Israeli envoys.