Skates Calls Out Tory ‘Half-truths’ Over Rail

30 Nov 2019

Welsh Labour Minister Ken Skates has hit out at Grant Shapps after the UK Transport Secretary wrongly claimed on BBC Any Questions that rail electrification was not his responsibility. Speaking as a panellist on the Radio 4 show on Friday in Cardiff during a discussion item on rail electrification in Wales,…

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Welsh Labour Wins: Over £1.4bn invested in building schools in the last five years

29 Nov 2019

The 21st Century Schools and Education Programme represents the largest strategic investment in the educational infrastructure since the 1960s – totalling £3.7 billion ending in 2024 – thanks to the Welsh Labour Government. It has been designed to end the piecemeal ‘patch and mend’ approach to investment in educational infrastructure…

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Manifesto launch speech – Welsh leader and First Minister Mark Drakeford AM

25 Nov 2019

WELSH LABOUR MANIFESTO LAUNCH | Coleg Cambria, Wrexham CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY [I’d like to start by thanking everyone for coming today – to the launch of Welsh Labour’s manifesto for this General Election.] Hoffwn ddechrau drwy ddiolch i bawb am ddod heddiw – i lansiad maniffesto Llafur Cymru ar gyfer…

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Labour commits to pension compensation for more than 195,000 women in Wales

24 Nov 2019

195,100 women in Wales will be offered a pay-out of up to £31,000 after Labour pledges compensation packages for millions of women hit by state pension age rises imposed by the Tories. Labour pledges compensation packages for millions of women hit by state pension age rises imposed by the Tories. Labour will offer pay-outs…

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The Welsh Labour Government is helping councils to build homes again

21 Nov 2019

In response to Plaid Cymru press release on council housing, Welsh Labour’s Minister for Housing and Local Government, Julie James said:   “Plaid Cymru should stop peddling this nonsense and shielding the Tories from blame for stopping councils from building. Welsh Labour is protecting council housing in Wales through ending…

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

20 Nov 2019

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…

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Welsh Labour Wins | Twelve Years of Free Prescriptions in Wales

18 Nov 2019

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…

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

15 Nov 2019

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…

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

15 Nov 2019

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…

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A Record Number of Welsh Labour Women Set to Transform Parliament

14 Nov 2019

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…

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

14 Nov 2019

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…

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

13 Nov 2019

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…

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

13 Nov 2019

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…

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Major expansion in training places for nurses and other health professionals

12 Nov 2019

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…

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Veterans receive priority healthcare with Welsh Labour

11 Nov 2019

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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Welsh Labour calls on Cairns to go over trial sabotage candidate

05 Nov 2019

Christina Rees MP, Labour’s Shadow Secretary of State for Wales, commenting on BBC evidence that Alun Cairns knew about Ross England’s involvement in rape trial collapse, said: “There are no two ways about this – Alun Cairns has been caught brazenly lying about how much he knew of Ross England’s appalling…

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£130 million funding boost for Wales

05 Nov 2019

Welsh Labour Ministers have injected a further £130 million of funding in key capital projects, underlining confidence in Wales. This is the second round of capital funding as part of the Wales Infrastructure Investment Plan (WIIP) this year. In June, an extra £85 million was announced to help support Wales…

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Number of jobs increased faster in Wales than the UK between 2017 and 2018

04 Nov 2019

Latest statistics show that there were 1.45 million jobs in Wales in 2018, the highest since records began.   The stats also showed that job numbers increased more quickly in Wales than the UK as whole between 2017 and 2018. Between 2017 and 2018, total workplace employment in Wales was…

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Green light for BEACON project boosts Wales’ bio economy

28 Oct 2019

The Counsel General and Brexit Minister, Jeremy Miles, visited Aberystwyth University today to open the new Bio-refining Centre and Seed Biobank buildings at the University’s Innovation and Enterprise Campus.   Mr Miles, who is responsible for EU funding in Wales, announced a £3.7 million EU investment to extend the award-winning…

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Renewables generated enough electricity to meet half Wales’s needs in 2018

23 Oct 2019

Renewable energy sources generated enough electricity to meet half of Wales’s needs in 2018, a new report has revealed.   Last year the equivalent of 50% of the country’s electricity consumption, a rise from 48% in 2017, came from renewable sources as the country continues towards ambitious targets for clean…

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