Paul Flynn Newport West Labour MP has been named MP of the Year in the Welsh Yearbook Welsh Politician of the Year Awards.
The award was given to Flynn “for being unafraid of speaking his mind on issues like the war in Afghanistan”.
Only last week Paul appeared on SPIN, Newport City Radio'a flagship news show, to give his views on the de-criminalization of drugs. "The current system isn't working...we neeed a new strategy" he said.
New Welsh Labour leader Carwyn Jones was in Newport today to plot the party's plan for next year's general election campaign.Welsh Secretary Peter Hain and First Minister Rhodri Morgan also took part in the Welsh Labour election planning event in Newport.
It aimed to help Labour activists from across Wales prepare for an expected general election in spring next year. The theme of the day was what Wales would be like under the Conservatives.
Carwyn Jones AM was announced as the winner of the election for the new Leader of Welsh Labour earlier this week. The Bridgend AM polled 51.9751% of the votes in the first round of counting in Welsh Labour's electoral college.
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