People in Wales have voiced frustration after plans to increase the number of Senedd members from 60 to 96 moved a step closer. A special event known as a recall conference took place in Cardiff Bay on Saturday where constituency Labour groups and unions affiliated with the party were given the chance to vote on whether to expand the Welsh Parliament.
While GMB, Community and Usdaw were opposed to the proposals, claiming any changes to the Senedd electoral system would make it more difficult to secure a Welsh Labour government, Wales' largest unions, Unite and Unison, as well as most constituency Labour groups, were in favour, which led to the motion being passed with 75.64% for and 24.36% against.
The plans will now go to the Welsh Parliament in the form of a new law and require two-thirds of the Senedd's agreement to come into force, a mark which seems likely to be reached given the fact Labour and Plaid Cymru struck a deal to increase the number of MSs as part of their cooperation agreement last May. Get the latest political news from WalesOnline sent straight to your inbox by signing up to our newsletters.
