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We have had three devolution settlements for Wales, and we are no closer to a long-term settlement than we were before the first. In the UK, we have seen different devolution settlements for Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, as well as…
Two decades of devolution are under attack. The UK internal market bill is designed to bring an end to devolution as we know it and recalibrate a centralisation of power into the hands of 10 Downing Street. This is not accidental. It has…
Scottish Labour has joined criticism of the UK government's internal markets bill by describing the Prime Minister's new Brexit policy as "a farce that threatens the very foundations of the United Kingdom". Richard Leonard's party has said…
Mark Drakeford has said that the internal markets bill represents a "smash and grab" on the devolution settlement and takes back powers that have been devolved to Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland for 20 years. In a Times Radio interview…
Welsh health minister Vaughan Gething recently pointed out a startling statistic: if Wales had had the same excess death rate as England, it would have seen 1,600 more deaths; and if England had had the same excess deaths rates as Wales, it…
Wales is often the awkward relation of British politics that seldom factors into national day-to-day political discourse or decision making. However, as Scottish independence and Irish reunification become real possibilities, the prospect…
For most of Labour’s history, our policy has been to abolish the House of Lords or have an elected second chamber. In recent manifestos, we have committed to the creation of an elected Senate of the Nations and Regions. Last week’s…
Keir Starmer has praised the Welsh government in its handling of the coronavirus crisis, describing a "real contrast" between the way the devolved administration and the UK government have responded to the pandemic. In a public Zoom meeting…
The coronavirus pandemic and government inaction have created the "perfect storm" for local authorities, Keir Starmer will say as he pledges to build a "new relationship between national and local government". In an online speech to the…
With contact tracing and lockdown easing set to repeat the tragic shambles of testing and personal protective equipment procurement, this government's handling of coronavirus has been calamitous. But blame for the world's worst excess death…
This year marks the 21st anniversary of the establishment of the National Assembly for Wales, now the Senedd. Throughout this time, Wales has had a Labour-led government. The slogan "clear red water", first used by Rhodri Morgan – First…
Labour members across the UK are weighing up their options with voting about to start in our party’s leadership and deputy leadership elections. All the candidates have rightly recognised that the route to a Labour government runs through…
