Families to receive cash boost to help with school costs

13 Mar 2022

A £13m support package to help families pay for school uniforms and PE kits will be announced today at the Welsh Labour party conference by Welsh Labour Education Minister Jeremy Miles. The extra help comes as the cost-of-living crisis is deepening, as fuel and energy prices soar in the wake…

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Mark Drakeford’s speech to Welsh Labour Conference

12 Mar 2022

CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY   Conference, thank you. And Jo thank you for that warm welcome and for the valuable work you and your colleagues do every day in Parliament. It’s a real pleasure to be back here on the stage at Venue Cymru in Llandudno. Back here, in person, for…

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Keir Starmer’s speech to Welsh Labour Conference

12 Mar 2022

CHECK AGAINST DELIVERY Good morning, Conference! Bore da And thank you Carolyn for that warm welcome… Carolyn is our brilliant Deputy Leader of Welsh Labour Our proud MP for Swansea East… And my very good friend, Who has stood up for me and supported me at every twist and turn;…

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Funding boost to extend free school meals in holidays

11 Mar 2022

Wales took another step towards ending holiday hunger today as Welsh Labour Ministers confirmed children will be able to access free school meals during the school holidays. The Welsh Labour Government is investing a further £21.4m to make free school meals available to all eligible children in the Easter, Whitsun…

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Jo McIntyre announced as new General Secretary of Welsh Labour

13 Dec 2021

Welsh Labour is pleased to announce the appointment of Jo McIntyre as our new General Secretary. Jo is an experienced organiser having worked on many elections. She began her organising career in West Wales, and in seats across South Wales. Later, she supported local government elections across London. Since 2018, she…

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Welsh Labour General Secretary to step down following Senedd election success

09 Nov 2021

Louise Magee has announced her decision to stand down as Welsh Labour’s General Secretary. In an email to staff and stakeholders, she said she felt the time was right to go, and praised the “brilliant and dedicated” team of Welsh Labour staff for being an undeniable force that proved the…

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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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