Senedd

A rabbit sitting in hay, with an inset photo of Mike Hedges MS
animal welfare

RABBIT ROW: ‘They’re not moving toys’ — Swansea MS hits back after rabbit training course call branded ‘hare-brained’

Mike Hedges has been mocked across the UK for suggesting people should train before owning a rabbit — but the…

Gwyn Williams MS (inset) and Kilvey Hill under construction for Skyline (Image: Skyline)
Counsel General

KILVEY HILL: Swansea MS takes Skyline opposition to the Senedd — but top law officer says public anger carries no legal weight

Gwyn Williams raised the campaign against the Skyline development with the Welsh Government's chief legal adviser, who told him public…

A tethered horse (Image: RSPCA)
animal welfare

ANIMAL WELFARE: Swansea MS and 13,000-name petition push for horse tethering ban — as First Minister says he is open to new laws

First Minister Rhun ap Iorwerth told the Senedd he would "always be open to considering" new animal welfare legislation, as…

Francesca O'Brien (Image: Reform UK)
Francesca O'Brien MS

SWANSEA: Francesca O’Brien handed housing and planning brief as Reform UK names its first ever Senedd shadow cabinet

The Gŵyr Abertawe MS and former Mumbles councillor will spend the next four years scrutinising Plaid Cymru’s government on planning,…

Mike Hedges, wearing a grey suit and red tie, seated on a park bench outdoors in a public green space.
culture

SENEDD: Swansea’s Mike Hedges handed Culture and Sport brief as Ken Skates names Welsh Labour’s new Senedd spokesperson team

Interim Welsh Labour leader Ken Skates has unveiled his Senedd spokesperson team — with Swansea MS Mike Hedges, who sparked…

First Minister Rhun ap Iorwerth stands at the centre of a group photograph with his new Cabinet on the steps of the Welsh Government offices in Cardiff, with the Welsh Government dragon logo visible on the building behind them
Adam Price MS

SENEDD: South-west Wales politicians take key roles as Rhun ap Iorwerth names his first Plaid Cymru Cabinet

The new First Minister has named his Cabinet — and politicians from across south-west Wales have been handed some of…

Three Plaid Cymru politicians celebrate at the Sir Gaerfyrddin Senedd count, all wearing yellow and green Plaid Cymru rosettes — Cefin Campbell on the left in a navy suit and pink tie, Nerys Evans centre in a black dress, and Adam Price on the right in a navy suit and tie — with their hands clasped together and raised in the air
featured

SENEDD ELECTION 2026: Plaid Cymru largest party, Reform UK historic breakthrough, Welsh Labour reduced to nine seats — the new political map of Wales

Plaid Cymru has emerged as the largest party in the Senedd with 41 seats, Reform UK has secured a historic…

Casting a vote (Image: Senedd Cymru)
D'Hondt voting system

SENEDD ELECTION: Polls have closed — here’s what happens next, how the new D’Hondt voting system works, and when results will land

Polls have closed across Wales in the 2026 Senedd election. With no exit poll to set the tone, the first…

The Senedd Siambr (Image: Senedd Cymru)
First Minister of Wales

SENEDD ELECTION: Your new MS will earn £79,817 a year — and the First Minister’s salary tops £174,000

The new Senedd Members elected on Thursday will earn £79,817 a year - a rise of more than £3,000 -…

Eluned Morgan addressing the Labour Party conference from the lectern, outlining Welsh Labour’s vision for stability and delivery ahead of the Senedd election.
Adam Price MS

SENEDD SHAKE-UP: Winners and losers revealed as First Minister on course to lose seat

A major new poll suggests a dramatic political shake-up across west Wales — with big names set to lose out,…