£1.5m investment announced for safe and warm hubs across Wales
£1.5m has been announced by the Welsh Government to support and expand safe and warm places for people of all ages to access within local communities. The hubs, which are across Wales, provide spaces for people to be able to…
Welsh Parliament votes against assisted dying
The Welsh Parliament voted against the principle of assisted dying in a historic vote. Senedd members voted 26-19, with nine abstaining, against a non-binding motion calling on the Welsh Government to back the principle of assisted dying. The Senedd rejected…
Member of Senedd investigated for leaving negative review on eBay
A Senedd member was investigated after leaving a negative review about a pair of crystal sherry glasses bought on eBay for £9.99. Douglas Bain, who is the Senedd’s standards commissioner, launched a formal investigation after the seller made a…
Cabinet Secretary for Housing ‘working collaboratively’ to end and prevent homelessness
The Cabinet Secretary for Housing and Local Government, Jayne Bryant, said: “This World Homelessness Day, I think it’s really important we acknowledge the fantastic work being undertaken in our communities and highlight the importance of collaboration between local authorities, construction…
Local Plaid Cymru politicians call on Welsh Gov to intervene on MIU closure at Prince Philip Hospital
Local Plaid Cymru politicians have today called for the Welsh Labour Government to intervene following the announcement that overnight Minor Injuries provision will be scrapped at Llanelli’s Prince Phillip Hospital from November. It was announced last month, following a meeting…
Welsh Gov spends £1.7m on special advisers
The Welsh Government revealed a £1.7m pay bill for special advisers in the year to April, including £479,000 in severance payments. Wales’ first minister Eluned Morgan provided details of the political appointments in a written statement to the Senedd on October…
Severe delays to disability rights reform, equality watchdog warns
Disabled people feel “forgotten and left behind” due to severe delays to reforms aimed at advancing their rights in Wales, the UK’s equality watchdog warned. Ruth Coombs, head of Wales at the Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC), gave…
Trust in politics ‘perilously low’
Campaigners called for greater openness, warning trust in politics is perilously low following controversy surrounding donations to the former first minister’s leadership bid. Transparency International, a nonprofit organisation aimed at combating corruption, told Wales’ public accounts committee that polls…
Housing committee warns of 210% increase of ex-prisoners sleeping on streets in Wales
The chair of the Senedd’s housing committee warned of a 210% annual increase in the number of former prisoners sleeping on the streets of Wales. John Griffiths expressed concerns about Ministry of Justice figures showing 332 people managed by…
Tories and Labour share blame for lack of industrial strategy – Plaid Cymru
Ahead of the shutdown of the second blast furnace at Port Talbot steelworks yesterday (Monday 30 September), Plaid Cymru economy spokesperson, Luke Fletcher MS, has blamed successive governments in Westminster and Cardiff Bay for “failing to develop an industrial strategy”….