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Government of Wales

  • Wednesday, 4 December, 2024
    Inside Politics
    Wales the happy hunting ground for Reform

    Labour is still likely to hold on to power in the Senedd

    Richard Tice and Nigel Farage
  • Saturday, 28 September, 2024
    Claer Barrett
    Should London’s tax exiles head for Spain, Italy . . .  or Wales?

    Recent headlines have prompted remote workers to ask ‘what’s the Welsh for tax break?’

    Beddgelert, Wales
  • Wednesday, 17 July, 2024
    Inside Politics
    The fall of Vaughan Gething

    Scandals, a vote of no confidence and questions over donations imperilled the Welsh Labour leader

    First Minister of Wales Vaughan Gething giving a speech
  • Tuesday, 16 July, 2024
    Vaughan Gething
    Vaughan Gething to stand down as first minister of Wales

    Labour politician ends four-month tenure as head of devolved government

    Vaughan Gething
  • Wednesday, 5 June, 2024
    Vaughan Gething
    Welsh first minister Vaughan Gething loses no-confidence vote

    Gething insists he will stay in post after a dispute about donations to his campaign for the Welsh Labour leadership

    Vaughan Gething appears tearful
  • Wednesday, 8 May, 2024
    Environment
    200,000 people in Wales live near land contaminated with heavy metals

    Commons committee told number of population based on threshold of 300 ppm of lead in soil

    Professor Mark Macklin
  • Wednesday, 1 May, 2024
    Vaughan Gething
    Donation to Welsh first minister should be probed, says Rishi Sunak

    But motions criticising Vaughan Gething are defeated in the Cardiff Senedd

    First Minister of Wales Vaughan Gething
  • Monday, 18 March, 2024
    Inside Politics
    Vaughan Gething and the UK’s integration success story

    The first black leader of a European country reminds us of what Britain does well, though its system is not perfect

    Vaughan Gething
  • Tuesday, 12 March, 2024
    Environment
    MPs launch probe into health risks from abandoned Welsh mines

    Move follows FT investigation that highlighted scale of the problem caused by legacy of metal mining

    Stephen Crabb
  • Wednesday, 3 January, 2024
    Welsh economy minister defends Labour plans to shake up council tax

    Vaughan Gething, who is tipped to be next first minister in Cardiff, says current system is ‘broadly regressive’

  • Tuesday, 14 February, 2023
    Transport
    Wales slams brakes on most road expansion to avoid creating new traffic

    Devolved government takes axe to planned developments to help it meet net zero commitments

    The new Dyfi bridge under construction at  Machynlleth in Powys
  • Saturday, 4 February, 2023
    UK labour disputes
    NHS staff in Wales call off strike after Cardiff boosts pay offer

    GMB and RCN unions suspend action planned for Monday as deal adds to pressure on Sunak

  • Thursday, 12 January, 2023
    UK labour disputes
    Welsh government to propose £1,000 payment to NHS staff

    Move by Labour-led administration in Cardiff will increase pressure on Rishi Sunak to follow suit

  • Thursday, 12 January, 2023
    UK politics
    Wales first minister defends raising council tax for second homeowners

    Policy that could triple levy is not about being ‘nasty’, says Mark Drakeford, as he sets outs new ‘tourist tax’

  • Thursday, 5 January, 2023
    Your QuestionsLucy Warwick-Ching
    Will I have to pay tax on my Welsh properties?

    I own a large property and a few cottages in Wales, built by my great-grandfather, which I rent out

  • Tuesday, 22 November, 2022
    Helen Thomas
    Muddle over Welsh semiconductor company is a lesson in strategy

    Saga of Newport Wafer Fab is one of passing government interest and neglect

    The Newport Wafer Fab facility
  • Sunday, 6 November, 2022
    News in-depthSustainability
    Welsh village becomes battleground over ethics of afforestation

    As investment in tree-planting schemes climbs, residents fear impact on farming and cast doubt on environmental benefits

    Dr John Llewellyn
  • Wednesday, 25 August, 2021
    UK energy
    Wales advances its plans for small nuclear plants

    Cardiff government set to appoint leading executive to pursue Trawsfynydd project

  • Friday, 30 July, 2021
    Wales
    Wales is on path to austerity after EU funds cut, says minister

    London has so far failed to replace aid lost because of Brexit, says Welsh government

    Shoppers in Cardiff
  • Sunday, 9 May, 2021
    UK devolution
    Drakeford demands more powers for Cardiff parliament

    Labour leader in Wales says UK risks break up without further devolution

  • Saturday, 8 May, 2021
    UK local elections
    Labour retains control of Welsh parliament after strong showing

    Party matches election record by capturing 30 of the 60 seats in the Senedd

  • Thursday, 29 April, 2021
    News in-depthWales
    Welsh government struggles to improve weak and fragmented NHS

    Health service’s performance has become a central issue in the devolved nation’s assembly election on May 6

  • Tuesday, 6 April, 2021
    Covid-19 vaccines
    Moderna’s UK vaccine rollout begins in Wales

    Third jab comes into use as concerns over AstraZeneca side effects investigated

    A medical worker fills a syringe with the Moderna Covid-19 vaccine
  • Tuesday, 6 April, 2021
    Bronwen Maddox
    Stability of the UK’s coal tips is more than a local concern

    Responsibility for their fate could be a factor in the future of the Union

  • Thursday, 21 January, 2021
    News in-depthCoronavirus
    Wales struggles to tackle Covid surge as public confidence slumps

    Popularity of first minister plummets following rise in cases and missteps over vaccination programme

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