Category: Mark Drakeford

Welsh first minister vows to keep Labour ‘most successful democratic party on the planet’

Eluned Morgan says Welsh Labour would retain crown, despite polls indicating Reform UK and Plaid Cymru could win more seats in electionsThe first minister of Wales has said she is determined for Welsh Labour not to lose its...

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Nicola Sturgeon wrongly excluded colleagues from Covid decisions, inquiry finds

Official report condemns handling of pandemic by leaders of the UK’s devolved nationsNicola Sturgeon excluded senior advisers from decision-making during the pandemic by holding “gold command meetings” with a...

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Starmer says he expects debate about ‘full horror’ of what happened in Gaza when media allowed in – as it happened

PM hails Trump’s part in Middle East peace deal but says what matters now is implementation. This live blog is closedEurope’s most senior human rights official has called on Shabana Mahmood to review UK protest laws...

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Starmer says he expects debate about ‘full horror’ of what happened in Gaza when media allowed in – UK politics live

PM hails Trump’s part in Middle East peace deal but says what matters now is implementationEurope’s most senior human rights official has called on Shabana Mahmood to review UK protest laws after mass arrests over...

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General election: Starmer and Sunak clash over taxes, the NHS and immigration in head-to-head TV debate – as it happened

Labour leader says prime minister’s claim he would raise people’s taxes by £2,000 is ‘nonsense’Sunak and Starmer scrap over tax and immigration in TV debateReality check: how do the leaders’...

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Boris Johnson ‘largely absent’ early in Covid crisis, Welsh leader tells inquiry

Mark Drakeford criticises UK ministers and says there is ‘plausible case’ that Welsh government should have acted soonerThe Welsh first minister, Mark Drakeford, has launched a scathing attack on the UK...

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Ed Balls says Starmer should perform ‘big U-turn’ and drop £28bn as size of green jobs plan – UK politics live

Former shadow chancellor says people need to hear Labour say they are commitment to ‘sound public finances’ over worries about taxation increaseAt the Covid inquiry hearing in Edinburgh Liz Lloyd, Nicola...

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Rishi Sunak criticised for not appointing dedicated minister for disabled people – UK politics live

Previous role-holder, Tom Pursglove, made minister for legal migration earlier this month but will not be specifically replacedRishi Sunak has said that he is open to considering ways in which his Rwanda bill can be...

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Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer clash over homelessness and the UK economy at PMQs – as it happened

The prime minister faced PMQs for the final time before the Christmas recess Rishi Sunak is about to take PMQs. It will be the last of 2023.Here is the list of MPs down to ask a question. Continue...

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