Ruth Lorraine Jones (born 23 April 1962[1]) is a British Labour Party politician who has served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Newport West and Islwyn since 2024.

Before the 2024 constituency boundary change, she had been the MP for Newport West since winning the seat at a by-election in April 2019.

[8] She argued following the referendum for the Prime Minister to seek a cross-party "consensus" on leaving the European Union,[8] but said she was opposed to a "damaging Tory Brexit or a no deal outcome".

[12] She was officially sworn in and took her seat in the House of Commons on 8 April 2019,[13] and made her maiden speech on 1 May 2019 in a debate on climate change.

[15] Jones stated in 2019 that she supported the now-cancelled M4 relief road to relieve traffic congestion on the M4 motorway.

[17] In August 2019 Jones joined 100 other MPs in calling for Prime Minister Boris Johnson to recall Parliament from the Summer Recess,[18] and was one of 148 Labour MPs who wrote to the Prime Minister demanding he reverse the decision to prorogue Parliament in October for a Queen's Speech prior to the 31 October Brexit date.

[20][better source needed] Jones was re-elected in the 2019 United Kingdom general election on a slim majority of 2.1%.