The 2021 Aneurin Bevan Memorial Lecture hosted by the Aneurin Bevan Society

25 Oct 2021

The 2021 Aneurin Bevan Memorial Lecture hosted by the Aneurin Bevan Society– 25th October 2021 Rt. Hon Mark Drakeford MS Location: UK Parliament, Westminster.   It really is a great privilege to be able to give this year’s Aneurin Bevan annual lecture and to follow in the path of so…

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Mark Drakeford addresses UK Labour Conference: the privilege of power

27 Sep 2021

  Today Welsh Labour Leader and First Minister Mark Drakeford addressed UK Labour Party Annual Conference in Brighton. Mark Drakeford said:   “Thank you very much for the chance to open a session, which gets to the heart of what the Labour Party is all about: winning and exercising power…

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Welsh Labour premiere new film with a call to voters – “If you value it, vote for it”

30 Apr 2021

Welsh Labour today (Friday 30th April) premiered their final Senedd election broadcast. The film, “If you value it, vote for it”, brings their last seven-day election message to life with people across Wales sharing what they love about our country. The “If you value it, vote for it” strapline was first…

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Cost of the Conservatives – £6.8m cost of Rishi Sunak’s hammer blow to Rhyl’s high street

29 Apr 2021

Conservative attacks on household finances will leave families across Rhyl as much as £1,040 worse off next year, new analysis from Labour reveals. Instead of acting to protect households at the Budget last month, Chancellor Rishi Sunak chose to hit families up and down the country with a hammer blow to their pockets,…

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A new national forest, support for small business, innovation and better bus services all part of Welsh Labour’s offer to Rural Wales

29 Apr 2021

We will deliver for rural Wales vows Eluned Morgan, as Welsh Labour unveils its offer to countryside communities across Wales. Extra PCSOs on the beat, investment in our high streets and support for remote working hubs will all ensure that Welsh Labour will move rural Wales forward. Welsh Labour’s pledge…

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Rayner hits out at Tory and Plaid silence on coal tip safety

28 Apr 2021

Labour’s Deputy Leader has criticised Plaid and the Tories for their failure to prioritise coal tip safety in the Valleys in their manifestos, during a visit to Rhondda today.   Angela Rayner was visiting Porth to launch Welsh Labour’s offer for the Valleys alongside First Minister Mark Drakeford.   Last…

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Calls for senior Welsh Tory to disown Johnson following “bodies pile high” comments

27 Apr 2021

Welsh Labour have called on Andrew RT Davies to stand up to his London boss Boris Johnson after multiple media outlets reported repugnant comments attributed to the PM. Vaughan Gething, who has been responsible for the day to day handling of the NHS in the pandemic, slammed Boris Johnson’s comments…

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Support for young musicians, hi-tech jobs and new boost for high streets as Welsh Labour unveils its Valleys Offer

27 Apr 2021

First Minister Mark Drakeford and Labour Deputy Leader Angela Rayner will unveil Welsh Labour’s ambitious offer for the South Wales Valleys, on a visit to Rhondda on Wednesday. Welsh Labour’s offer for the Valleys is an exciting plan to create jobs, boost our high streets and find the Valleys’ next Stereophonics and…

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“If you value it, vote for it” – Welsh Labour focus on record in government and future offer in campaign last ten days

26 Apr 2021

Welsh Labour have today (Monday 26th April) unveiled the slogan under which they will fight the last ten days of the Senedd election campaign – “If you value it, vote for it.” Fusing two decades of Welsh Labour achievements in Government with a bold offer for the next Senedd term, the…

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For Wales, see England admits Boris Johnson

26 Apr 2021

Speaking on a visit to North Wales, Tory leader Boris Johnson told reporters ‘”It would be so much better if the Senedd, the Welsh Assembly, was run by Conservatives,” adding: “You would work together better as one country and that’s what I want to see.” Welsh Labour’s Deputy Leader Carolyn…

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Adam Price refusal to protect Pupil Deprivation Grant link will cut off money for pupil attainment

25 Apr 2021

On BBC Wales Politics Show, Adam Price refused to commit to protecting the link between Free School Meals and the Pupil Deprivation Grant. The Pupil Deprivation Grant is extra funding for schools from the Welsh Government to overcome the additional barriers poorer pupils face that prevent them from achieving their…

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“Only a vote for Welsh Labour will keep the Tories out” – Carolyn Harris takes message to voters ahead of Wales-wide campaign weekend

24 Apr 2021

As we enter the final 12 days of the campaign, Welsh Labour activists are out across Wales speaking to voters about Welsh Labour’s ambitious plan to move Wales forward at this Senedd election. Campaign activists have spoken to tens of thousands of people since in-person campaigning resumed, and the message…

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It’s Official: Better value for money and no dodgy PPE contracts for Ministers’ mates with Welsh Labour

23 Apr 2021

Crucial public health contracts in Wales during the pandemic were based on value for money and ability to deliver – not who had Minister’s mobile numbers, the official public spending watchdog has found. As the Senedd election heats up, we cannot risk the Welsh Tories opening up public contracts to…

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Embarrassment for Tories as they commit to same green homes programme in Wales they’ve been forced to scrap in England

22 Apr 2021

Fresh embarrassment for the Tories in Wales as it emerges their manifesto commits the party to support a plan that has just been scrapped in England because it risked putting firms out of business. In March, the Commons Environmental Audit Committee found that “The impact of its botched implementation has had…

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Drakeford and Starmer visit Wrexham as Welsh Labour offers new jobs, more NHS staff, and a greener future for North Wales

21 Apr 2021

Labour Leader Keir Starmer and First Minister Mark Drakeford will promote Welsh Labour’s offer to North Wales on a visit to Wrexham on Thursday ahead of May’s elections. As the powerhouse of the Welsh economy, with one of the most stunning natural environments anywhere in the world, North Wales has…

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Mark Drakeford thanks NHS staff as he urges vaccine take up in Wales

19 Apr 2021

Welsh Labour leader and First Minister Mark Drakeford has praised the work of Wales’ “incredible” vaccination teams after visiting the first pop-up centre in a Cardiff mosque. More than 1.6m people have said yes to the vaccine so far in Wales and take-up rates in many of the priority groups…

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Welsh Tory Leader refuses to rule out cuts to Welsh policing, jobs and economy

18 Apr 2021

In an interview on BBC Wales Sunday Politics this morning, Andrew RT Davies refused to commit to continuing spending in important areas funded by the Welsh Labour Government. This is the reality of the Tory cuts coming to Wales if they take power in May. It will have a terrible…

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MARK DRAKEFORD REALLY LOVES WALES… AND BODYBOARDING

16 Apr 2021

It’s no secret that Mark Drakeford loves Wales, but did you know that he also spends his holidays bodyboarding, off the stunning coast of west Wales?   In a new feature interview, Welsh Labour Leader and First Minister Mark Drakeford sits down with travel journalist Jack Palfrey (Lonely Planet, National…

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Mark Drakeford’s message for Ramadan

12 Apr 2021

“Ramadan once again falls in the midst of the ongoing public health emergency.    “Although we continue to take steps to unlock the restrictions we have all lived with for so long, the pandemic will have an impact on the way Muslim communities across Wales observe the holy month.  …

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Mark Drakeford – Manifesto Launch Speech

09 Apr 2021

I am so pleased to launch Welsh Labour’s manifesto for the Senedd elections. Dwi’n mor falch i fod yma i lansio maniffesto Llafur Cymru am etholiad y Senedd. In particular I want to thank Coleg Cambria and its Principal Sue Price for hosting us in this truly magnificent new Learning Centre.…

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