Welsh Gov wins first vote on £26bn spending plans in absence of Welsh Conservative Leader
The Welsh Government won the first vote on its £26bn spending plans for next year in the absence of two Conservative Senedd members. The Senedd, which had been expected to reject the motion, voted 29-26 in favour of the…
£25m to fix potholes across Wales
Today, the Welsh Government’s Transport Secretary Ken Skates has announced an extra £25 million to fix our roads and prevent around 30,000 potholes and road defects. This funding means an extra 100km of Welsh roads will be resurfaced in…
Plaid call for Wales to rejoin single market as Senedd marks five years since Brexit
The Senedd has marked fives years since the United Kingdom left the European Union following extensive Brexit negotiations. Five years on, Plaid Cymru have called for Wales to rejoin the single market and align with EU law, warning Brexit has…
Senedd sets out next steps in multi-million-pound search for offices in Cardiff Bay
The Senedd has set out the next steps in its multi-million-pound search for offices in Cardiff Bay, with a final decision expected by the end of this year. Elin Jones, the Senedd’s speaker or Llywydd, outlined three options: staying…
‘Long-overdue’ disused tips bill ‘falls short’
Proposed legislation aimed at making disused tips safe falls short of the urgent action needed after a landslide saw people evacuated from their homes, the Senedd heard. Delyth Jewell said the disused mine and quarry tips bill, introduced in the…
UK Government opens applications for breakfast clubs in England, after over 100 million free breakfasts provided in schools in Wales
Today [Wed 27 November] schools in England can apply to hold breakfast clubs from April 2025, following the success of the roll-out by the Welsh Labour Government here in Wales. In Wales, free breakfasts have been provided in primary schools…
Senedd members express anger and fear over delayed flood warnings in Wales
Senedd members warned Wales failed to learn lessons from devastating floods in 2020, with serious shortcomings repeated as Storm Bert wrought havoc over the weekend. Delyth Jewell, Plaid Cymru’s shadow climate change secretary, told the Senedd that hundreds of…
Disqualifying dishonest politicians ‘disproportionate and dangerous’
Drawing the courts into determining whether to disqualify dishonest politicians from the Senedd would be disproportionate and potentially dangerous, a committee heard. Azzurra Moores, policy lead at Full Fact, an independent fact-checking organisation, warned of political pointscoring as she…
Proposal to ban lying politicians from Senedd ‘wholly unrealistic’ barristers warn
A proposal to disqualify dishonest politicians from the Senedd is wholly unrealistic and could see the courts inundated with complaints, barristers warned. The Criminal Bar Association, which represents practising members in Wales and England, criticised calls to create an…
SOSPPAN takes the fight for Prince Philip Hospital’s MIU to the Senedd
PRINCE Philip Hospital campaigners from Llanelli have taken their fight to save overnight doctor-led cover at the town’s Prince Philip Hospital Minor Injuries Unit to the Welsh Parliament in Cardiff. Pictured from left to right outside the Senedd: Deputy Mayor…