Andy Burnham
PORT TALBOT: Prime Minister chooses steel town for his first official visit to Wales
Andy Burnham is spending Thursday with workers and apprentices in Port Talbot, as the Deputy First Minister uses the visit…
DISPOSABLE BBQS: Banned from sale across Britain as Prime Minister warns country is a ‘tinderbox’
The UK government has issued a temporary ban on selling disposable barbecues in store and online, a day after Swansea…
HIGH STREETS: What Andy Burnham’s vape and betting shop crackdown means in Wales
Downing Street's high street shake-up gives Welsh councils a stronger hand on betting shops and doubles closure powers, but the…
ENERGY BILLS: VAT axed on electricity from October — with a typical home saving around £45
Andy Burnham's first policy move as Prime Minister takes the 5% tax off electricity bills for six months — but…
KINNOCK: Aberafan Maesteg MP becomes Welsh Secretary in Andy Burnham’s new cabinet
Stephen Kinnock — the MP whose constituency includes the Port Talbot steelworks — has been named Secretary of State for…
CHANCELLOR: Could Swansea’s MP end up next door to the Prime Minister? Torsten Bell in the mix as Burnham chooses
Andy Burnham names his cabinet on Monday — and the MP for Swansea West is among the names being mentioned…
WELSH LABOUR: Ken Skates confirmed as leader — the morning after his nine MSs sank Plaid’s budget
The Senedd Labour group — including Gŵyr Abertawe's Mike Hedges — unanimously nominated Ken Skates as permanent Welsh Labour leader,…
ELECTED MAYOR: As Burnham promises to ‘rewire Britain’, could Swansea Bay ever get a powerful regional mayor?
Andy Burnham — the man tipped to be Britain's next prime minister — has promised the biggest shift of power…
STARMER RESIGNATION: Kinnock backs Burnham for PM as local Labour MPs react
Aberavon MP Stephen Kinnock has thrown his support behind Andy Burnham to become the next Prime Minister, as Labour MPs…
UK-wide praise for council’s preferred development partner in Swansea
An award-winning company appointed to lead a £750m redevelopment of several sites in Swansea has been described as 'synonymous' with…