Cabinet Office minister Michael Gove has clashed with the Welsh Government after they asked him to “back down” on Brexit negotiations over fishing rights. In a letter published yesterday, Michael Gove said that he did “strongly disagree with your premise that we should ‘back down’ on fisheries”. Two weeks ago […]
Germany and Switzerland are discussing following in Wales’ footsteps and introducing short ‘fire break’ lockdowns in order to bring Covid-19 under control. Switzerland’s Federal Council will speak on Wednesday about scenarios for how to deal with the coronavirus pandemic, with short lockdown along the lines of Wales as one option. […]
Covid-19 transmission within hospitals in Wales have risen to the highest level since the middle of April according to the latest figures from Public Health Wales. Over the week ending 25 October there have been 192 cases linked to hospital outbreaks, with the largest number of new cases in Swansea […]
First Minister Mark Drakeford had said that he is “deeply saddened” after the number of coronavirus deaths reported in Wales hit a six month high. A total of 37 deaths from Covid-19 were reported to Public Health Wales over the past 24 hours. It’s the highest number of deaths reported […]
The First Minister Mark Drakeford has accused the Welsh Conservatives of “advocating people and companies break the law”. He sent a letter to Welsh Conservative leader Paul Davies in response to a tweet written by Health Spokesman Andrew RT Davies. Andrew RT Davies had written a tweet in which he […]
Customers will now be able to “ask” if they want to buy non-essential items in supermarkets, the Welsh Government have said. The Welsh Government also published a revised list of items which could be sold, including baby clothes and greetings cards, which had been locked away by some supermarkets as […]
The Education Minister Kirsty Williams has announced that she will not stand at the next Senedd election in May. The 49 year old Liberal Democrat member for Brecon and Radnorshire was one of the few members left who had served since very first Assembly elected in 1999. “After much reflection, […]
A man who is campaigning for the inclusion of Welsh history on the country’s curriculum has said he will walk the distance to Cardiff on his farm track to draw attention to the issue. Elfed Wyn Jones had planned to walk from Trawsfynydd in the north of Wales to the […]
Wales’ First Minister has called for a “radical reform of the UK” in response to what he sees as the UK Government “centralising power” and “undermining devolution”. Mark Drakeford said that the UK should be made “authentically a voluntary association of nations where sovereignty is held by each nation and […]
Support for a two-week ‘circuit break’ lockdown is highest in Wales, a poll has suggested. A Deltapoll survey showed that with ‘don’t knows’ removed 69% in Wales, England and Scotland supported a lockdown, with even a majority of Conservatives – 62% – backing the move. In Wales, support for a […]
