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Welsh Senedd members consider criminalising lying by politicians

Ex-Plaid Cymru leader Adam Price, a leading proponent, says credibility gap in politics has become ‘gaping chasm’

The Guardian - UK

Hero teacher who restrained Welsh school stabber 'saw danger and took action', says brother

Darrel Campbell does not think of himself as a hero, his brother insists

Evening Standard

Wales to change guidance on 20mph speed limits, transport minister says

Ken Skates says local communities will decide which limits are rescinded after 500,000 people sign petition against them

The Guardian - UK

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Wales to roll back 20mph speed limit on some roads after backlash

Ken Skates said in many areas ‘routes that shouldn’t have been included, were’.

Evening Standard

Vaughan Gething’s win in Wales is cause for celebration – but he still has tough questions to answer

The new Welsh Labour leader will be Europe’s first Black head of government. Now he must address concerns about donations to his campaign, says Richard Wyn Jones, director of the Wales Governance Centre

The Guardian - UK

Who is Vaughan Gething, the new Welsh Labour leader?

The first Black leader of a European nation has made history more than once during a rocky political career to date

The Guardian - UK

Vaughan Gething to become Welsh first minister after Labour leadership win

Gething, 50, will become the first Black leader of a European country when he is confirmed as first minister next week

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Vaughan Gething or Jeremy Miles to make history as Welsh Labour’s new leader

Outcome of election paves way for first black head of a European country or the UK’s most senior gay leader

The Guardian - UK

Farmers stage mass protest outside Welsh parliament over climate policies

Thousands take part in demonstration as concerns grow that groups denying climate crisis are seeking to exploit campaign

The Guardian - UK

Why are farmers protesting against Welsh government’s rural policies?

Anger over sustainable farming scheme has triggered a wave of protests across the country

The Guardian - UK

Welsh first minister hopeful accepted £200k from waste offender’s firm

Vaughan Gething facing criticism after his campaign accepted donation from environmental offender’s company

The Guardian - UK

‘You can’t deny the historic nature’: Wales’ Vaughan Gething aims to become first black leader of a European country

Economy minister says he is best candidate for top job and Senedd ‘needs to do more to look like our country’

The Guardian - UK

‘People should feel they belong’: Jeremy Miles reveals inclusive vision for Wales

Welsh Labour leadership contender says his sexuality made him feel on the outside and Thatcher’s attack on the miners led to his political awakening

The Guardian - UK

Wales has been brave enough to completely rethink the hated council tax. Take note, England

The Senedd’s plan to shift the burden of this levy away from those on lower incomes shows how real levelling up can work, says the Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

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S4C chair tells UK government he will not stand for second term

Rhodri Williams had told MPs he wanted to keep job last week amid fallout from bullying scandal at broadcaster

The Guardian - UK

Striking junior doctors in Wales accuse Labour of driving medics out of NHS

Hundreds of doctors protest on steps of Welsh parliament over government’s refusal to increase pay offer

The Guardian - UK

Welsh politicians ‘astonished’ at culture secretary’s absence during S4C bullying scandal

‘Wholly unacceptable’ Lucy Frazer did not meet leaders of Welsh broadcaster despite repeated requests

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Mark Drakeford: ‘I hope people will see we did challenging and radical things’

Outgoing Welsh first minister reflects on his achievements before stepping down in spring

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Vaughan Gething: Labour’s resilient optimist – and Wales’s next first minister?

The Welsh minister for the economy is making the early running in the leadership contest, looking well placed to work closely with both Starmer and unions

The Conversation

Mark Drakeford: what the resignation of Wales' first minister means for the country and the Labour party

This week, Mark Drakeford announced his resignation as Wales’ first minister after five years as leader. Back in 2018, Drakeford built his leadership bid on a platform of “21st-century socialism”. As the manifesto reveals, the mantra was rooted in the ideas of “the radical tradition of Welsh socialism”, which would…

The Guardian - UK

Mark Drakeford: a steady operator thrust into the spotlight by Covid

Wales’s departing first minister won admiration in the crisis but problems in health and education blighted his record

Evening Standard

Drakeford triggers contest to replace him as Welsh First Minister

The 69-year-old has been Wales' leader since December 2018

Evening Standard

Who is Mark Drakeford? Career background as First Minister of Wales announces resignation

Mark Drakeford has said he is standing down as First Minister of Wales. In a statement shared on social media on Wednesday morning, Mr Drakeford said: "When I stood for election as Leader of Welsh Labour, I said I would stand down during the current Senedd term.

The Independent UK

Mark Drakeford to stand down as Labour first minister of Wales

Keir Starmer praises ‘true titan’ of Welsh politics – as race begins to find successor by Easter

Evening Standard

Mark Drakeford stands down as First Minister of Wales, triggering contest to replace him

The 69-year-old has been Wales' leader since December 2018

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