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Press Release - 11th August 2025 - Claire Hughes, MP talks to our Rotary Club

Local MP Claire Hughes recently attended our Llandudno Rotary meeting to talk about her work in Parliament.


Press Release 11 August 2025

Local MP Claire Hughes recently attended the Llandudno Rotary meeting to talk about her work in parliament.
Rotary is an apolitical organisation, so as requested she did not speak about Labour Party policies.
Instead, she told us about her life in parliament and the constituency, and what a hectic schedule it is. She juggles her work in London with the need to reach out to as many people as she can in the Bangor Aberconwy constituency, with raising a family.
“It’s been a massive change to my life. I ‘ve always felt that our area has been ignored, and the reason I stood for Parliament is that I wanted to stand up and fight our case.”
“The first week was real eye opener because I suddenly realised that people were going to start listening to what I said. As a candidate it was very difficult to get any coverage, but on the first journey down to Westminster the train was late. I tweeted about that and found I was on the front page of the local paper.”
As an MP she makes laws, scrutinises legislation, takes part in debates and asks questions in Parliament. She also helps people from the constituency to resolve many different issues.
She is a member of several groups including the Welsh Affairs Select Committee, comprising  MPs from different political parties, to scrutinise issues that particularly affect Wales. Some of the current issues include:
·       How to attract more investment into Wales for jobs and prosperity
·       Dealing  with the legacy of deindustrialisation
·       Public transport
·       Agriculture
·       The hospitality industry
·       University funding, which affects our local university in Bangor.
In December she was made a Parliamentary Private Secretary (PPS) for the Department for Business and Trade (DBT). A PPS is appointed to be the assistant to a minister, in this case Jonathan Reynolds, the Secretary of State for DBT. Claire was selected from backbench MPs as his 'eyes and ears in the House of Commons.
Monday to Thursday night she's at Westminster, starting with an early meeting on Monday and  can work up to 10 pm. She arrives home about 11 pm Thursday, and then does her constituency work and visits in the next couple of days.
Because the constituency is large, she tries to visit as many different areas as possible. She has an office in Llandudno and is opening one in Bangor but has also held meetings in many of the smaller towns and villages. She’s also held surgeries in local supermarkets and other nontraditional settings to try and connect with as many local people as possible to find out what they need.
“I’m lucky my two children are teenagers, and quite independent. I would never have managed the workload I have now when they were younger.”
Whatever you think about her politics, there is no doubting her energy and commitment to the local area.
Notes to Editors
Claire was born in Bangor, raised in Penmaenmawr and went to school locally at Ysgol Aberconwy. She attended Cardiff University and studied journalism before working for IT start-up companies in London, then moved overseas to live and work in Northern Spain. She later returned to live in Llanfairfechan where she entered politics as a town councillor. She was elected to Parliament in July last year.
For more information https://www.clairehughes.cymru/
The Rotary Club of Llandudno forms part of Rotary International - a global network of service volunteers. It is the world’s largest service organisation, was founded in 1905 and welcomes as members all who seek to advance humanity. There are some 1.4 million members operating in 46,000 Clubs in over 200 countries and territories world-wide. The Llandudno Club was founded in 1927. The Club also has a “Friends of Rotary” group and being a “Friend” is  open to anyone interested in keeping in touch but without commitment or cost. Details here https://tinyurl.com/FriendsOfRotaryWebpage
 
There are 45,000 Rotarians in Great Britain and Ireland in nearly 2,000 clubs, helping those in need  and working towards world understanding and peace. It is a fulfilling role, and Rotarians can get involved as much or as little as their time will allow. Members of Rotary volunteer their time to make a difference both in their local communities and around the world
 
For more information on Rotary Club of Llandudno why not visit our website at   www.llandudnorotary.org    We are also on:
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JPG files  of the pictures of Claire speaking at the Rotary meeting are attached to the e-mail accompanying this Press Release.
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