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Welsh Labour Wins: Wales only UK Nation to save NHS bursary

When this vital funding was cancelled in England in 2017, Welsh Labour committed to saving it in Wales. Vaughan Gething, Welsh Labour’s Minister for Health and Social Services agreed to extend the NHS Wales Bursary Scheme. Since then, the scheme has led to a 10% increase in the number of…

Welsh Labour Wins | Twelve Years of Free Prescriptions in Wales

Welsh Labour introduced free prescriptions in 2007, with Northern Ireland following suit in 2010, and Scotland in 2011. The Welsh policy is designed as a preventative measure to keep people healthy and out of hospital whilst reducing the cost burden of ill health on those with chronic illness. The policy…

The next UK Labour Government will deliver fast and free broadband for everyone

In a major announcement today, Labour will set out plans to deliver fast and free broadband for all, by bringing parts of BT into public ownership and creating a new British Broadband public service. The next Labour government will undertake a massive upgrade in the UK’s internet infrastructure, delivering…

Vaughan Gething condemns Adam Price’s ‘offensive attention seeking’ over reparations call

In an interview with the Institute of Welsh Affairs, Plaid Cymru Leader Adam Price has once again invoked the charged language of reparations, compared the oppression of people of colour over the centuries with being Welsh and admitted that he has done so deliberately to grab the attention of the…

A Record Number of Welsh Labour Women Set to Transform Parliament

As nominations close, Welsh Labour is standing a record number of women for Parliament. Out of 40 Welsh Labour candidates, 23 are women. Many are contesting battleground seats that Welsh Labour intends to win at the General Election in a few weeks’ time. Among the new candidates in December’s…

Welsh Labour Finance Minister to condemn “cruel legacy” of Tory austerity during tour of Mid and West Wales

Rebecca Evans AM, Welsh Labour’s Finance Minister, will visit four key locations in Mid and West Wales which have been hit hardest by UK Government cuts. The Minister will kick off her tour by speaking to residents in Brecon alongside Welsh Labour’s county council by-election candidate Liz Rijnenberg, who…

Carolyn Harris Deputy Leader of Welsh Labour responding to steepest increase in people needing food banks in the past five years

Carolyn Harris, Deputy Leader of Welsh Labour, responding to new figures published by the Trussell Trust which show the steepest increase in people needing food banks in the past five years, said: “These shocking figures show the truly devastating impact nearly a decade of Tory austerity has had on communities across…

Our ambition is to represent modern Wales in its full diversity.

A Welsh Labour Spokesperson said: “It’s our ambition that our candidates represent modern Wales in its full diversity. We’re incredibly proud to have prominent BAME politicians in Welsh Labour, such as Health Minister Vaughan Gething and Cardiff’s first black Lord Mayor, Dan De’Ath. In the general election, 57% of…

Major expansion in training places for nurses and other health professionals

Health Minister, Vaughan Gething, has announced an extra £16.4m for a 14.5% increase in training places for nursing and midwifery and a 17.7% increase for other health professions. Over the past five years training places for nurses and midwives have increased by 55.9% and it is the sixth consecutive year…

Veterans receive priority healthcare with Welsh Labour

Labour pledges to improve working conditions for the armed forces. Welsh Labour’s Health Minister has encouraged ex-service Personnel to sign up for priority NHS care with their GP, as part of the Welsh Labour Government’s unique support package for veterans of the armed forces. Welsh Labour has delivered the only…

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