Jessica Morden is the Labour MP for Newport East. Brought up in nearby Cwmbran, she was educated at Croesyceilliog School before reading History at Birmingham University. Before becoming a Member of Parliament Jessica was General Secretary of the Welsh Labour Party. Jessica and her partner Sion live in Newport with their two children Mali and Ifan.

‘Hardly a welcome to Wales’

The Severn Crossing’s tolls continue to rise year-on-year, far above most other such tolls. We need a freeze and then a cut, or Welsh businesses will continue to suffer this unjust tax