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Mark Drakeford has rejected leaked reports that he called for a complete lockdown to be implemented between Christmas and New Year during a phone call with Michael Gove and representatives of the devolved nations. Addressing a Covid press…
The recently announced co-operation agreement between Welsh Labour and Plaid Cymru offers much hope. The deal will see the two parties work together to pass a range of progressive policies, such as free childcare, council tax reform…
The Welsh parliament elections delivered an equal best ever result for Welsh Labour. Contrary to all expectations, and in sharp contrast to local elections in many parts of England, Welsh Labour increased the number of seats held to 30…
Welsh Labour and Plaid Cymru are close to finalising a cooperation deal in the Senedd and an agreement could be announced as early as Monday. According to the BBC, journalists were told this afternoon that the "very wide-ranging" draft…
Louise Magee has announced her decision to stand down as Welsh Labour's general secretary, describing now as "the best opportunity I was likely to encounter to hand the reins over at a time and place of my choosing". In an email to party…
Welsh Labour has called off its party conference due to concerns over an expected peak of coronavirus cases and the pressure on the health service this autumn. In a statement issued by the Welsh executive committee today, the governing body…
Labour will force a vote on Universal Credit today. Jonathan Reynolds has appealed to Conservative MPs to back the motion, which opposes the government plan to cut the £20-per-week uplift introduced earlier in the pandemic. The Shadow Work…
Keir Starmer has challenged the UK Conservative government today to match the August 7th 'pingdemic'-ending date announced by the Labour administration in Wales. In England, the current plan is to change self-isolation rules, allowing…
Nestled between the perhaps better-known South Wales constituencies of Merthyr and Rhondda lies my constituency of Cynon Valley, 'the Queen of the Valleys'. It is one of the reasons Wales is known as the 'Land of Song'. This once rural area…
Mark Drakeford has reshuffled his cabinet, appointing Eluned Morgan as health minister and Jeremy Miles at education, after the election last week in which Welsh Labour secured a working majority with 30 seats in the Senedd. Morgan replaced…
Rachel Reeves had her first outing as Shadow Chancellor yesterday. Criticising the Queen’s Speech as “thin”, she told Rishi Sunak that “the challenges and opportunities facing our country are great, yet what the government is putting…
Update, 2pm: Counting has now finished in the Senedd election. Labour is the largest party with 30 seats, 27 constituencies and three on the regional lists. The Conservatives secured a total of 16 seats, Plaid Cymru 13 and the Lib Dems one…
