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The Latest Breaking News from Mark Drakeford

Drakeford: Welsh voters focused on ‘traffic, parking, rubbish’ ahead of polls

The Welsh First Minister has discussed the issues raised with him on doorsteps on the campaign trail.

The Independent UK · Apr 28, 2022

Welsh Government accused of having no evidence to close nightclubs during pandemic

First Minister Mark Drakeford said the venues had been associated with super spreader events

Wales Online · Apr 14, 2022

New Valneva Covid vaccine will be used in Wales

First Minister Mark Drakeford says having another vaccine makes the system 'more resilient'

Wales Online · Apr 14, 2022

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Welsh Government announces results of latest Covid review

Businesses will no longer have to carry out specific Covid risk assessments from Monday

Wales Online · Apr 13, 2022

Brexit: Anger over ‘shortfall’ in government funds to replace EU support for disadvantaged regions

Wales stands to lose £1bn over three years, says first minister

The Independent UK · Apr 13, 2022

The key battlegrounds at Wales' council elections 2022

On May 5 voters in Wales will go to the polls to elect councillors to represent them on the nation’s 22 unitary local authorities. Political editor-at-large Martin Shipton looks at the factors in play

Wales Online · Apr 12, 2022

Mark Drakeford says Boris Johnson has 'clearly broken the law' and can't carry on as PM

'I don’t see how someone in this position can carry on'

Wales Online · Apr 12, 2022

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Mark Drakeford's darkest moment in the pandemic was worrying where to bury victims

The First Minister said it was a 'real possibility' in April 2020

Wales Online · Apr 11, 2022

We put Labour's record on funding the NHS in Wales to Keir Starmer

Keir Starmer was in Wales to help launch the party's campaign for the local elections in May

Wales Online · Apr 5, 2022

Welsh Government exploring idea of hosting Tour de France in Wales

According to First Minister Mark Drakeford 'discussions are ongoing'

Wales Online · Apr 1, 2022

What are the remaining Covid rules and guidance around the UK

With coronavirus cases rising in Wales due to the BA.2 variant, the Welsh Government has decided not to go ahead with a previous plan to end all remaining restrictions from Monday, March 28

Wales Online · Mar 29, 2022

New train stations, £1 bus fares and 1,500 new council homes: Labour's plan for Cardiff if it wins the May election

The party has launched its new manifesto for the city ahead of the upcoming local elections

Wales Online · Mar 29, 2022

The Covid rules no longer in force from Monday — and the only two remaining

Mark Drakeford has lifted nearly all of the restrictions brought in during the pandemic - but we're not out of the woods just yet

Wales Online · Mar 27, 2022

Supermarkets including Asda, Morrisons and Sainsbury's respond to latest mask rules in Wales

Face coverings will no longer be required by law in retail settings and on public transport in Wales from Monday, March 28

Wales Online · Mar 25, 2022

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Wales Online · Mar 25, 2022

Three things we learnt from Adam Price's speech to Plaid Cymru conference

Plaid Cymru's leader, Adam Price, used his speech to talk about the pandemic, the co-operation deal and Welsh independence

Wales Online · Mar 25, 2022

Mark Drakeford comes as close as he ever has to saying there will be no more lockdowns

'Unless something entirely unexpected happens, like a new variant that escapes the vaccine, then I don't see us returning to the sorts of restrictions that we've had to live with over the last two winters'

Wales Online · Mar 25, 2022

The date guaranteed funding for free lateral flow tests ends in Wales

They could cease to be free in just three months

Wales Online · Mar 25, 2022

Welsh Government self-isolation payment: Will I lose out if I choose to self-isolate when it’s no longer law?

Self-isolation payments remain in Wales after Monday - but only for now

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Wales Online · Mar 25, 2022

More people caught Covid in hospital last week than at any point in the pandemic

The rise in hospital-acquired infections comes at a time when case rates in Welsh communities have started to rise again

Wales Online · Mar 25, 2022

Mark Drakeford's message to people worried by masks and isolation rules easing while Covid spreads rapidly

Cases are sky rocketing and hospitalisations are on the up but the Welsh Government is loosening its Covid rules

Wales Online · Mar 25, 2022

The only two Covid rules that remain in place in Wales

Not all restrictions will be lifted next week as was hoped

Wales Online · Mar 25, 2022

The Covid rules in Wales that are being scrapped

Rules around masks and self isolation are changing

Wales Online · Mar 25, 2022

What time is Mark Drakeford's coronavirus announcement today as rules on masks change?

The First Minister Mark Drakeford is set to address Wales later today as face mask and self-isolation rules change

Wales Online · Mar 24, 2022

Masks scrapped in most places in Wales and self-isolation law removed

From Monday the legal requirement to self-isolate if you have Covid is ending though it will remain 'strongly advised'. Mask-wearing will no longer be law in shops or on public transport

The Independent UK · Mar 24, 2022

Wales to end Covid self-isolation and most public mask wearing from Monday

However, it will still be a legal requirement to wear a face covering in health and social care settings.

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