Category: Mark Drakeford

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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One Nation Tory MPs to vote for Rwanda bill as leader of influential right wing group calls for it be rewritten – UK politics live

Mark Francois, the chair of the European Research Group, says bill should be rewritten after legal advice that is it only ‘partial solution’Sunak says the PM had to balance competing interests during Covid.Only he...

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ERG chair says Rwanda bill should be pulled; Sunak tells Covid inquiry that describing Treasury as ‘pro-death squad’ was wrong – live

ERG told by legal ‘star chamber’ that Rwanda bill is ‘partial solution’; PM says he was not aware of claims about Treasury by No 10 during CovidSunak says the PM had to balance competing interests during...

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Starmer writes to Labour councillors in attempt quash concerns he’s too pro-Israel – UK politics live

Letter from Labour leader stresses his concern for international law and sympathy with the plight of the Palestinian peopleRishi Sunak will be taking PMQs shortly. It will be his first exchange with Keir Starmer since the party...

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James Cleverly says government will not ‘point fingers prematurely’ over Gaza hospital blast – UK politics live

Foreign secretary says rush to judgment only fuels regional instability and ‘upsets community cohesion here in UK’Rishi Sunak will be taking PMQs shortly. It will be his first exchange with Keir Starmer since the...

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Welsh government will cut budgets to maintain health and rail services

Labour-led government needs to find £600m to balance books, blaming inflation, austerity, pay and ‘mismanagement’ by UK governmentUK politics live – latest news updatesThe Welsh government has announced...

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