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Politics

SENEDD BOYCOTT: Gareth Beer misses his GP closures question to back Reform MS barred from speaking

The Sir Gaerfyrddin MS says disagreement “should be met with discussion, not silence”. His question to the Health Minister on…

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Kit Peters
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Hywel Dda NHS

NHS WAITS: Minister admits figures are ‘not good enough’

The Welsh waiting list has grown for a fifth month and Hywel Dda's two-year waits have more than trebled in…

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Council Tax

COUNCIL TAX: Bands stay stuck on 2003 values into the 2030s as Plaid shelves the revaluation to save £80m

A quarter of households could have gone up a band, a quarter down. The Finance Minister says cushioning the losers…

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ALN FUNDING: Plaid and Labour strike £60m deal to revive the budget that fell in July

Labour asked for £100m this year and walked away from £40m. The number the two sides have settled on sits…

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Andy Burnham

LABOUR WIPEOUT: Only Gower and Cardiff East left standing in Wales if an election were held tomorrow, YouGov model says

YouGov's first seat-by-seat projection since Andy Burnham became Prime Minister has Labour down from 27 Welsh MPs to two, with…

Nigel Farage in a blue suit and Helen Jenner in a turquoise jacket standing in front of the slate wall and Welsh Parliament sign at the Senedd
Dan Thomas

REFORM WALES: Neath-born former teacher Helen Jenner is the party’s new Senedd leader

The Bangor Conwy Môn MS was elected by Reform's Senedd members on Monday morning, six days after Dan Thomas stood…

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Plaid Cymru

UNION ROW: Plaid told to fix NHS as Rhun backs break-up pact

Welsh opposition parties say hospital care and schools should come first as nationalist leaders declare Westminster’s time is running out.…

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Assisted Dying

ASSISTED DYING: The law will not change, and Swansea’s MP says that is not the end of it

MPs rejected the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill on Friday afternoon, so for people in Swansea Bay facing…

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ALN FUNDING: ‘Absolutely damning’, Swansea leader rounds on Plaid over the £44m schools never saw

Councillors overwhelmingly approved the demand for the city's share of Wales's £322m windfall, as Rob Stewart accused ministers of telling…

The clock tower of Swansea's Guildhall rising above trees, with cars parked in front of the building
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SWANSEA COUNCIL: Labour and opposition unite to demand city’s slice of £322m ALN cash from Welsh Government

Swansea Council's Labour cabinet, the Conservative, Lib Dem and Uplands Party group leaders and an independent will join forces on…

Cllr Peter Cooper, wearing a navy jacket and checked shirt, standing in front of playing fields under a blue sky
Ammanford

CARMARTHENSHIRE: Saron councillor Peter Cooper dies, remembered as a “dedicated public servant”

The Labour councillor for Saron served his corner of Carmarthenshire for more than two decades: in the council chamber, on…