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After a complete collapse, where does Welsh Labour go from here?

May 7 will go down as the worst election in the history of Welsh Labour. More than a century of electoral dominance ended with the party sitting in opposition in the Senedd (Welsh parliament) for the first time.

The Conversation

UK politics: Starmer says Reform’s pledge to restore two-child benefit cap in full is ‘shameful’ – as it happened

Reform UK’s Robert Jenrick has announced party’s plans to cut welfare spending

The Guardian - UK

Welsh FM criticised for ‘silence’ on Starmer’s future

Baroness Eluned Morgan has previously refused to say whether she thinks Sir Keir is a ‘good’ Prime Minister.

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Ministers call on Nigel Farage to address ‘repulsive’ teenage racism allegations

Liz Kendall and Jo Stevens intervene after about 20 people claim they witnessed or were victims of Farage’s behaviour

The Guardian - UK

Reform ‘a serious threat’ to Wales, says Welsh Secretary

Jo Stevens said Reform UK did not care about Wales.

Evening Standard

Jo Stevens warns against Welsh independence, suggesting it could cause austerity

Plaid Cymru’s leader Rhun ap Iorwerth has said independence could happen ‘within our lifetime’.

Evening Standard

Expanding carbon capture project ‘marks significant moment for Welsh industry’

‘This is another significant moment for the growing clean energy industry in Wales,’ Welsh Secretary Jo Stevens said.

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Cabinet ministers and third of MPs call on Starmer to recognise state of Palestine

Exclusive: Rayner and Cooper understood to back action as 221 MPs sign letter calling for UK recognition of statehood

The Guardian - UK

Starmer to warn of ‘backroom stitch-up’ in Welsh elections

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer will give a speech to the Welsh Labour conference ahead of the Senedd elections in May next year.

Evening Standard

‘A choice between Eluned Morgan or Nigel Farage’: Jo Stevens on Labour’s struggles in Wales

Stevens hopes her work as Welsh secretary securing record funding for Wales will help stop the party haemorrhaging votes to Reform and Plaid Cymru

The Guardian - UK

Government’s £445m for railways in Wales branded ‘peanuts’ by Tories

The investment in Welsh rail announced by Chancellor Rachel Reeves in her spending review will be spent on new stations and upgraded lines.

Evening Standard

Here’s how the government can save a few quid: abolish this pointless cabinet position

Constantly short-changed by London, Cymru needs a voice in Westminster – but the obsolete role of Welsh secretary is not it, says Guardian columnist Will Hayward

The Guardian - UK

Starmer promised to create a ‘partnership in power’ with Welsh Labour. He hasn’t – and trouble is brewing

A growing divide over benefits and funding could see the party lose out in Wales for the first time in a century, says Guardian columnist Will Hayward

The Guardian - UK

Welsh First Minister ‘reserving position’ on UK Government’s benefits cuts

Eluned Morgan told members of the Senedd she was waiting to find out what impact the benefits cuts would have on Wales.

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Cardiff University denies it is ‘offshoring jobs’ despite Tory MP’s claims

A spokesperson said jobs will not be moved to its proposed Kazakhstan campus amid a consultation on 400 positions being cut.

Evening Standard

Welsh Secretary asked if she would resign over benefit cuts

Jo Stevens was questioned whether she will vote against any welfare cuts, as she did against similar proposals in 2015, and resign from the cabinet.

Evening Standard

Cardiff University job losses deeply concerning, says Welsh Secretary Jo Stevens

The university has blamed a funding shortfall for its proposals to cut 400 full-time roles and close a number of degree programmes.

Evening Standard

Extra cash for Wales’ railways ‘top priority’ for Welsh Secretary after HS2 row

Jo Stevens said rail investment was at the top of her ‘shopping list’ as ministers bid for funding from the Treasury.

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Evening Standard

More funds to support steel workers and businesses

Government doubles money to help Port Talbot workers and supply chain.

Evening Standard

Government says proposed tourism tax will not impact number of visitors to Wales

Welsh Secretary Jo Stevens said she does not accept that 700 full-time equivalent jobs could be lost if the levy is introduced.

Evening Standard

Plaid Cymru calls for new Wales Bill to give it powers on par with Scotland

Transport, justice and policing, energy, taxation and welfare are among the powers held by Scotland but currently unavailable to Wales.

The Guardian - UK

Workers affected by Port Talbot closures to get up to £10,000 to start businesses

Exclusive: Welsh secretary to announce £80m funding to help 2,800 Tata steelworkers and local economy

The Independent UK

Fund will help steelworkers affected by job losses

It follows recent cuts at the Tata site in Port Talbot, Wales.

Evening Standard

New shadow Welsh secretary says Labour’s Port Talbot deal ‘identical’ to Tories’

Welsh Secretary Jo Stevens said the Tories owe the people of Port Talbot an apology for ‘failing to deliver a single penny’.

The Guardian - UK

Call it the Great Welsh Train Robbery – a £4bn HS2 scandal happening in plain sight

Thanks to a ministerial sleight of hand, the cost to Wales, already plagued by poor rail services, has been huge, says Guardian columnist Will Hayward

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