I was proud to join residents in a parade through the streets of Newport to celebrate this year’s Pride in the Port. It was a fantastic event, and it was wonderful to see so many people coming from all walks of life to celebrate together.

Pride embodies the values of acceptance, tolerance and respect. These are all crucial for a society to function well and are particularly important in an area like Gwent where we have a growing and diverse population.

I want our communities to be places where everyone can live their lives as themselves, free from fear and harm. This is what we saw on the streets for Pride in the Port, and also the other Pride events we have supported this summer in Abergavenny, Caerphilly and Pontypool. I would like to........

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