The Latest Breaking News from Mark Drakeford

Universal free school meals rollout starts in Wales

The youngest year groups in primary schools will be the first to benefit

Wales Online · Sep 7, 2022

"Protect the economy, businesses and people's livelihoods" Welsh business leaders tell new PM Liz Truss

Liz Truss won the Tory Party leadership contest with 57.4% of the vote to become the UK's new Prime Minister

Birmingham Post · Sep 5, 2022

Mark Drakeford urges Liz Truss to ‘save millions from hardship’

Welsh MPs and Senedd members reacted to the nomination of the new Conservative leader.

The Independent UK · Sep 5, 2022

Mark Drakeford has turned Wales into a testing ground for 'ridiculous ideas', says Telegraph writer

The columnist said that she was "proud" to be Welsh, but feared that the First Minister was turning Wales into a "laughing stock"

Wales Online · Aug 11, 2022

The Green Man dinner must launch a fundamental review of politicians relationships with lobbyists - Shipton

Political editor-at-large Martin Shipton sets out what he believes should happen next as controversy rages over a lobbyist's private dinner for Welsh Government cabinet ministers and the boss of Green Man

Wales Online · Aug 11, 2022

Wales' top civil servant £40k payment 'not properly recorded'

The Welsh Government insists she was not treated any differently to any other civil servant

Wales Online · Aug 9, 2022

'We shouldn't be creating more politicians in Cardiff Bay while families are struggling' | Darren Millar MS

Welsh Conservative MS Darren Millar argues that increasing the size of the Senedd will cost up to £100m

Wales Online · Aug 7, 2022

Mark Drakeford orders inquiry into ministers' dinner with Green Man festival boss and lobbyist

At the height of the controversy over the Welsh Government's purchase of a farm in Powys for the Green Man festival, lobbyist Cathy Owens hosted a dinner for two ministers and the boss of the festival

Wales Online · Aug 6, 2022

People in Wales have strong opinions on Liz Truss after what she said about Mark Drakeford

She'd already said some disparaging remarks about Scotland's Nicola Sturgeon before turning her sights on Wales' First Minister

Wales Online · Aug 4, 2022

The 12 attacks on the Welsh Government and devolution from Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak

They both dropped a number of clichés like Welsh lamb and Shirley Bassey but also took aim at the Welsh Government

Wales Online · Aug 4, 2022