THE SENEDD signed off on a 16% budget increase, with the Welsh Parliament set to expand to accommodate an additional 36 politicians from 2026. Members voted...
SENEDD Members quizzed Wales’ health secretary about long NHS waits amid concerns about health boards getting the “green light” to commission private sector services. Jeremy Miles,...
WALES will become the first part of the UK to bring in automatic voter registration when pilots get underway next month. Jayne Bryant, Wales’ local government...
CAMPAIGNERS called for voters to be given a say over who replaces Senedd politicians booted out of office for bad behaviour under a proposed system of...
A PROPOSAL to disqualify dishonest politicians from the Senedd is wholly unrealistic and could see the courts inundated with complaints, barristers warned. The Criminal Bar Association,...
DOMESTIC violence against women and girls is the scourge of Wales and a national emergency, Senedd Members warned. Mabon ap Gwynfor said Welsh police reported more...
SENEDD members debated Eluned Morgan’s record following her first 100 days, with the First Minister rejecting claims she has failed to stand up for Wales. Andrew RT Davies...
DISABLED children and young people in Wales are being fundamentally let down and denied their right to education, Senedd Members warned. Buffy Williams, who chairs the...
SENEDD Members scrutinised Wales’ new culture minister about the impact of the Welsh Government’s sweeping budget cuts to culture and sport. Jack Sargeant appeared before the...
WALES’ housing secretary confirmed plans to bring forward a building safety bill in 2025, eight years after 72 people died in the Grenfell Tower tragedy in...
VOLUNTARY guidance aimed at making the Welsh Parliament more representative of the population lacks any real teeth, Senedd Members warned. Sioned Williams described new draft guidance for political...
RATES of bullying in Welsh schools have reached record levels, with more than one in three children and young people reporting being bullied, the Senedd heard....