Torsten Bell
@torstenbell.bsky.social
Member of Parliament for Swansea West
The two-child cap pushed half of children in larger families into poverty. Today, Labour abolishes it.
I stood for office to stop drawing charts and start changing them. This change will see the biggest drop in child poverty of any parliament on record.
Know what that is? Hope.
I stood for office to stop drawing charts and start changing them. This change will see the biggest drop in child poverty of any parliament on record.
Know what that is? Hope.
November 26, 2025 at 2:21 PM
The two-child cap pushed half of children in larger families into poverty. Today, Labour abolishes it.
I stood for office to stop drawing charts and start changing them. This change will see the biggest drop in child poverty of any parliament on record.
Know what that is? Hope.
I stood for office to stop drawing charts and start changing them. This change will see the biggest drop in child poverty of any parliament on record.
Know what that is? Hope.
A sunny Hafod for this morning’s door-knocking and case work collecting
November 15, 2025 at 3:50 PM
A sunny Hafod for this morning’s door-knocking and case work collecting
UK's first three small modular reactors will be built at Wylfa on Ynys Môn. Bringing nuclear power back to Wales means:
- thousands of jobs
- billions of investment
- work starting next year
- thousands of jobs
- billions of investment
- work starting next year
Exciting news for the Welsh economy coming tomorrow
November 13, 2025 at 7:06 AM
UK's first three small modular reactors will be built at Wylfa on Ynys Môn. Bringing nuclear power back to Wales means:
- thousands of jobs
- billions of investment
- work starting next year
- thousands of jobs
- billions of investment
- work starting next year
Exciting news for the Welsh economy coming tomorrow
November 12, 2025 at 7:48 PM
Exciting news for the Welsh economy coming tomorrow
This morning Swansea fell silent to honour the courage of those who served and sacrificed for our country. We will always remember them.
November 9, 2025 at 11:50 AM
This morning Swansea fell silent to honour the courage of those who served and sacrificed for our country. We will always remember them.
Interesting paper - a reminder that instability of hours worked poses real challenges for low earners. Challenges higher earners would never put up with christinahydepatterson.com/_files/ugd/322…
https://christinahydepatterson.com/_files/ugd/322…
November 8, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Interesting paper - a reminder that instability of hours worked poses real challenges for low earners. Challenges higher earners would never put up with christinahydepatterson.com/_files/ugd/322…
A quick update on the Cwmbwrla roundabout after the recent flood 👇
Get in touch: [email protected]
Get in touch: [email protected]
November 8, 2025 at 1:58 PM
A quick update on the Cwmbwrla roundabout after the recent flood 👇
Get in touch: [email protected]
Get in touch: [email protected]
Thanks to everyone that made the time to talk to the @swanseawestclp.bsky.social team in Manselton today
November 8, 2025 at 1:55 PM
Thanks to everyone that made the time to talk to the @swanseawestclp.bsky.social team in Manselton today
What do you mean you want to get Britain building again?
Fourteen years blocking houses and railways being built. Remember that?
Fourteen years blocking houses and railways being built. Remember that?
November 4, 2025 at 3:27 PM
What do you mean you want to get Britain building again?
Fourteen years blocking houses and railways being built. Remember that?
Fourteen years blocking houses and railways being built. Remember that?
Some steep hill based door-knocking behind the @glynnvivian.bsky.social today with the @swanseawestclp.bsky.social team - overtaken several times by the fittest Royal Mail posties ever seen
November 1, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Some steep hill based door-knocking behind the @glynnvivian.bsky.social today with the @swanseawestclp.bsky.social team - overtaken several times by the fittest Royal Mail posties ever seen
After a week of faffing around the @dailymail.co.uk have agreed to apologise. Here it is. Fingers crossed for fewer lies/smears dressed up as news in future
November 1, 2025 at 12:31 PM
After a week of faffing around the @dailymail.co.uk have agreed to apologise. Here it is. Fingers crossed for fewer lies/smears dressed up as news in future
Damp (and spooky) Swansea Bay Parkrun today
November 1, 2025 at 10:42 AM
Damp (and spooky) Swansea Bay Parkrun today
Good to see @dailymail.co.uk @thetimes.com and @telegraphnews.bsky.social all delete their articles - sad the lies went up in the first place
Totally untrue garbage from @thetimes.com & @dailymail.co.uk today - smear dressed up as journalism. Some facts:
- There is no “£900 desk”
- my constituency office has Ikea desks/chairs
- we significantly underspent the new MPs allowance to set up an office
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
- There is no “£900 desk”
- my constituency office has Ikea desks/chairs
- we significantly underspent the new MPs allowance to set up an office
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Treasury minister leading budget plans spent £900 on desk
Torsten Bell, who is working with Rachel Reeves to fill a £30 billion hole in finances, also used his parliamentary expenses to claim £600 for three chairs
www.thetimes.com
October 27, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Good to see @dailymail.co.uk @thetimes.com and @telegraphnews.bsky.social all delete their articles - sad the lies went up in the first place
Totally untrue garbage from @thetimes.com & @dailymail.co.uk today - smear dressed up as journalism. Some facts:
- There is no “£900 desk”
- my constituency office has Ikea desks/chairs
- we significantly underspent the new MPs allowance to set up an office
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
- There is no “£900 desk”
- my constituency office has Ikea desks/chairs
- we significantly underspent the new MPs allowance to set up an office
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Treasury minister leading budget plans spent £900 on desk
Torsten Bell, who is working with Rachel Reeves to fill a £30 billion hole in finances, also used his parliamentary expenses to claim £600 for three chairs
www.thetimes.com
October 27, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Totally untrue garbage from @thetimes.com & @dailymail.co.uk today - smear dressed up as journalism. Some facts:
- There is no “£900 desk”
- my constituency office has Ikea desks/chairs
- we significantly underspent the new MPs allowance to set up an office
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
- There is no “£900 desk”
- my constituency office has Ikea desks/chairs
- we significantly underspent the new MPs allowance to set up an office
www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/...
Congratulations to @lucympowell.bsky.social - our new Deputy Leader, champion for Labour values and campaigner for a fairer Britain
October 25, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Congratulations to @lucympowell.bsky.social - our new Deputy Leader, champion for Labour values and campaigner for a fairer Britain
Rugby is central to our communities, from the professional game right down to the grassroots. It deserves respect from those responsible for overseeing it. The Welsh Rugby Union has fallen well short of showing that respect today.
October 24, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Rugby is central to our communities, from the professional game right down to the grassroots. It deserves respect from those responsible for overseeing it. The Welsh Rugby Union has fallen well short of showing that respect today.
Wales green energy industry is growing fast. It can add 15,000 jobs over the next 5yrs - a huge boost for South Wales. But the jobs aren’t guaranteed:
- Reform say they’ll scrap them
- Plaid will in practice do the same. They object to any solar, pylons or wind farms being built
- Reform say they’ll scrap them
- Plaid will in practice do the same. They object to any solar, pylons or wind farms being built
October 19, 2025 at 9:11 AM
Wales green energy industry is growing fast. It can add 15,000 jobs over the next 5yrs - a huge boost for South Wales. But the jobs aren’t guaranteed:
- Reform say they’ll scrap them
- Plaid will in practice do the same. They object to any solar, pylons or wind farms being built
- Reform say they’ll scrap them
- Plaid will in practice do the same. They object to any solar, pylons or wind farms being built
It’s not complicated. People deserve:
- good jobs
- secure homes
- public services we can all rely on
Some reflections from this morning in Townhill
- good jobs
- secure homes
- public services we can all rely on
Some reflections from this morning in Townhill
October 18, 2025 at 1:59 PM
It’s not complicated. People deserve:
- good jobs
- secure homes
- public services we can all rely on
Some reflections from this morning in Townhill
- good jobs
- secure homes
- public services we can all rely on
Some reflections from this morning in Townhill
Jhoots Pharmacy are letting down communities in Swansea and beyond – important to hear the situation addressed in Parliament today by @SKinnock.
I’ve been campaigning for the situation at Morristons branch to be urgently resolved. I’ll keep pressing until real progress is made.
I’ve been campaigning for the situation at Morristons branch to be urgently resolved. I’ll keep pressing until real progress is made.
October 15, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Jhoots Pharmacy are letting down communities in Swansea and beyond – important to hear the situation addressed in Parliament today by @SKinnock.
I’ve been campaigning for the situation at Morristons branch to be urgently resolved. I’ll keep pressing until real progress is made.
I’ve been campaigning for the situation at Morristons branch to be urgently resolved. I’ll keep pressing until real progress is made.
Pharmacies are a vital cornerstone of communities, but Jhoots Pharmacy is letting our community down.
It's good to see some some much needed attention on the situation at the Morriston branch of Jhoots in the South Wales Evening Post - staff and customers deserve better.
It's good to see some some much needed attention on the situation at the Morriston branch of Jhoots in the South Wales Evening Post - staff and customers deserve better.
October 14, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Pharmacies are a vital cornerstone of communities, but Jhoots Pharmacy is letting our community down.
It's good to see some some much needed attention on the situation at the Morriston branch of Jhoots in the South Wales Evening Post - staff and customers deserve better.
It's good to see some some much needed attention on the situation at the Morriston branch of Jhoots in the South Wales Evening Post - staff and customers deserve better.
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The cool kids will all be at the VERY SERIOUS Art Pub Quiz in Elysium on the Sunday 4pm
October 10, 2025 at 7:04 PM
The cool kids will all be at the VERY SERIOUS Art Pub Quiz in Elysium on the Sunday 4pm
Fancy some art this weekend? Or even a lot of it? You’re in luck - here’s the packed schedule for Swansea Art Weekend visitswanseabay.com/swansea-arts-w…
October 10, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Fancy some art this weekend? Or even a lot of it? You’re in luck - here’s the packed schedule for Swansea Art Weekend visitswanseabay.com/swansea-arts-w…
On World Homeless Day, it was great to meet Phill Stapley and his team at homeless charity The Wallich to see two of their many projects in Swansea first hand.
October 10, 2025 at 3:09 PM
On World Homeless Day, it was great to meet Phill Stapley and his team at homeless charity The Wallich to see two of their many projects in Swansea first hand.