Welsh Labour Wins: Free breakfasts for primary school pupils

03 Dec 2019

The Welsh Labour Government provides all children in primary education with a free school breakfast to start their day off right. Since it was first introduced in 2004, thousands of children have been starting their days with nutritionally balanced meals and heading into their first classes of the day on…

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One month to go until Welsh Labour’s cheaper rail fares

02 Dec 2019

Rail passengers across Wales are set to see a reduction in many fares across the Transport for Wales rail network from 2 January 2020, thanks to the Welsh Labour Government. Changes being implemented by the Welsh Labour Government’s wholly-owned, not-for-profit company Transport for Wales include free travel for under 11-year-olds,…

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Welsh Labour Wins: Free hospital parking in Wales

01 Dec 2019

We’ve provided free parking at Welsh NHS hospitals for patients, visitors and staff since 2008, scrapping what the BMA called “a tax on the sick”. Patients, staff and visitors to Welsh NHS hospitals have enjoyed free car parking since 2008, removing what the British Medical Association described as “a tax…

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Welsh Labour Wins: PrEP available to those who need it in Wales

01 Dec 2019

Because of a decision taken by the Welsh Labour Government, preventative medicine PrEP is available in Wales to all who need it. This is an important part of a wider approach to HIV prevention. Since the all-Wales programme began there have been no new recorded cases of HIV amongst those on…

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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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