Williams supported Remain in the
2016 European Union referendum, tweeting "''If London and the South doesn't leap to the rescue this vote is looking like Brexit. We will see. :-(''" When this resurfaced during the
2024 general election campaign, Williams was criticised for having backed a position at odds with the
Stoke-on-Trent North electorate, 73% of whom voted to Leave the European Union. Under
Jeremy Corbyn's leadership of the Labour Party, Williams stood unsuccessfully in the
Stafford constituency in the
2017 general election. Williams was elected as the Member of Parliament for Stoke-on-Trent North on 4 July 2024. In October 2024, Williams faced heavy criticism from opposition Councillors after he left a full Council meeting of Stoke-on-Trent City Council prior to it voting on a motion to condemn the government's policy to scrap the Winter Fuel Allowance. In December 2024, Williams asked a question at a
Treasury question time session in the
House of Commons Chamber, stating that "many historic buildings that are lying dormant" in his constituency. ==References==