diff --git a/dotcom-rendering/.gitignore b/dotcom-rendering/.gitignore
index 0975586c5f1..8211ed94307 100644
--- a/dotcom-rendering/.gitignore
+++ b/dotcom-rendering/.gitignore
@@ -4,3 +4,6 @@ tsconfig.tsbuildinfo
 # CDK asset staging directory
 .cdk.staging
 cdk.out
+
+# SWC cache
+.swc
diff --git a/dotcom-rendering/package.json b/dotcom-rendering/package.json
index f014416c28b..64eb3929c64 100644
--- a/dotcom-rendering/package.json
+++ b/dotcom-rendering/package.json
@@ -56,6 +56,7 @@
 		"@swc/cli": "0.8.1",
 		"@swc/core": "1.15.41",
 		"@swc/jest": "0.2.39",
+		"@swc/plugin-emotion": "14.12.0",
 		"@testing-library/dom": "10.4.1",
 		"@testing-library/jest-dom": "6.9.1",
 		"@testing-library/react": "16.3.0",
diff --git a/dotcom-rendering/src/components/LiveBlockContainer.tsx b/dotcom-rendering/src/components/LiveBlockContainer.tsx
index 4a47fb3de6e..ed969fafba3 100644
--- a/dotcom-rendering/src/components/LiveBlockContainer.tsx
+++ b/dotcom-rendering/src/components/LiveBlockContainer.tsx
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ const BlockByline = ({
 	);
 };
 
-const liveBlockContainerStyles = () => css`
+const liveBlockContainerStyles = css`
 	padding: ${space[2]}px ${SIDE_MARGIN_MOBILE}px;
 	box-sizing: border-box;
 	margin-bottom: ${space[3]}px;
diff --git a/dotcom-rendering/webpack/.swcrc.json b/dotcom-rendering/webpack/.swcrc.json
index 51f3d35ea92..490d70a5893 100644
--- a/dotcom-rendering/webpack/.swcrc.json
+++ b/dotcom-rendering/webpack/.swcrc.json
@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@
 				"runtime": "automatic",
 				"importSource": "@emotion/react"
 			}
+		},
+		"experimental": {
+			"plugins": [["@swc/plugin-emotion", {}]]
 		}
 	},
 	"sourceMaps": true
diff --git a/pnpm-lock.yaml b/pnpm-lock.yaml
index a9ac7a34ac4..6413c14e956 100644
--- a/pnpm-lock.yaml
+++ b/pnpm-lock.yaml
@@ -398,6 +398,9 @@ importers:
       '@swc/jest':
         specifier: 0.2.39
         version: 0.2.39(@swc/core@1.15.41)
+      '@swc/plugin-emotion':
+        specifier: 14.12.0
+        version: 14.12.0
       '@testing-library/dom':
         specifier: 10.4.1
         version: 10.4.1
@@ -3988,6 +3991,9 @@ packages:
     peerDependencies:
       '@swc/core': '*'
 
+  '@swc/plugin-emotion@14.12.0':
+    resolution: {integrity: sha512-lyAQgTeDkowq/4+8JYaviVOL4jXSdObz+uuk84DjM0z4qoiMpI6xoDVp7/tjWeVjmLc2U6Qp3hDuwWMZ5xe88Q==}
+
   '@swc/types@0.1.26':
     resolution: {integrity: sha512-lyMwd7WGgG79RS7EERZV3T8wMdmPq3xwyg+1nmAM64kIhx5yl+juO2PYIHb7vTiPgPCj8LYjsNV2T5wiQHUEaw==}
 
@@ -13597,6 +13603,10 @@ snapshots:
       '@swc/counter': 0.1.3
       jsonc-parser: 3.2.0
 
+  '@swc/plugin-emotion@14.12.0':
+    dependencies:
+      '@swc/counter': 0.1.3
+
   '@swc/types@0.1.26':
     dependencies:
       '@swc/counter': 0.1.3