News

Jane Dodds: Welsh Lib Dems stand ready to fix broken politics

Published

8 months ago

May 31, 2024

Welsh Liberal Democrat Leader Jane Dodds today outlined how the party will fix our broken politics, as she unveiled its plan for cleaning up the sleaze and scandal created by both the Conservatives and Welsh Labour.

Jane Dodds has outlined an urgent need to put power into the hands of voters, end the sleaze and scandal and make politics work for ordinary people again.

Her party’s plan includes:

• A cap on political donations.

• Ending the WhatsApp deletion scandals.

• Making every vote count by introducing proportional representation for electing MPs.

• Reforming the House of Lords.

• A written constitution for the UK.

• A right to recall your Senedd Member.

• Opposing the use of closed lists in the Senedd.

Commenting, Jane Dodds MS said: “People feel completely let down and disappointed with the current state of politics in Wales. We have had scandal after scandal in both Westminster and Cardiff Bay.

Good governance is the bedrock to getting everyone faster access to a GP and an NHS dentist, lifting up education and taking the sewage out of our rivers. To achieve that, we need to clean up our politics and make it work for ordinary people.

The Welsh Liberal Democrats would make every vote count and boost transparency so we can see an end to events like the Vaughan Gething donation scandal and the Covid WhatsApp deletions.

A first step to cleaning up our politics would be to introduce a cap on political donations, removing the power from donors and big money back to the people.

We also want to put power back in the hands of people by giving them the right to recall their Senedd Member if they are found to have behaved in an inappropriate way and by opposing the use of closed lists to elect Senedd Members.

Both the Conservatives and Welsh Labour have been in power too long, breaking the rules and taking people for granted. The Liberal Democrats stand ready to fix our broken politics. Our local champions will put public service back into the beating heart of that politics.”

Crime

Attempted burglary at the Welsh Bakery, Milford Haven

Published

59 mins ago

January 21, 2025

Tom Sinclair

POLICE are investigating an attempted burglary at the flat above the Welsh Bakery on Robert Street, Milford Haven. The incident is believed to have occurred between 4:30pm on Saturday, January 18, and 8:45am on Monday, January 20, 2025.

It is understood that force was used in an attempt to gain access to the upstairs flat.

Anyone with information that could assist the investigation is urged to contact PC 865 Andy Baxter at Haverfordwest police station. You can reach out via:

Online: Dyfed-Powys Police Contact Form

Email: [email protected]

Direct message on social media

Phone: 101

Please quote reference number 50 of January 20.

Crime

Lung condition cited as defence in Haverfordwest drink-drive case

Published

1 hour ago

January 21, 2025

Tom Sinclair

A LUNG condition has landed a Hakin man in the dock after he refused to give a breath test when suspected of driving through Haverfordwest town centre while over the drink-drive limit.

Frank Morrissey was stopped by officers on December 12 and asked to provide a roadside breath test. He refused.

This week Morrissey, 58, of Glebelands, Hakin, appeared before Haverfordwest Magistrates Court, where he denied failing to provide the breath test for analysis. His solicitor, Tom Lloyd, claimed his client suffers from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, which is a lung condition resulting in breathing difficulties. As a result, the defendant was unable to provide the breath test.

The case was adjourned to March 20, when Morrissey’s trial will take place at Haverfordwest Magistrates Court. He was released on unconditional bail.

Crime

New Year’s Day drink-driver crashes into parked car

Published

1 hour ago

January 21, 2025

Sarah-Jane Absalom

A NEW YEAR’S DAY drinking spree has resulted in a lengthy disqualification for Pembroke motorist Pauline Turner, who crashed into a parked Mercedes while over twice the drink-drive limit.

Police were called to St Anne’s Crescent, Pembroke Dock, just before 2:30pm on January 1, following reports that a black Toyota Yaris had collided with a parked Mercedes.

Officers discovered Turner, 61, who admitted being the driver of the Yaris.

“She identified herself to police officers and told them that she’d consumed five or six pints,” Crown Prosecutor Nia James told Haverfordwest Magistrates Court this week.

After admitting the charge of drink-driving, Turner, of Ashdale Lane, Pembroke, was disqualified from driving for 20 months. She was fined £150 and ordered to pay £85 court costs and a £60 surcharge.