There are calls for any Brexit debate between Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn to include other party leaders as well. The Daily Telegraph said that Downing Steet is planning a TV debate, on a Sunday evening prime-time slot, shortly before parliament votes on the Brexit deal. The Labour Party said that […]
Siân Caiach, whose People First party has been a thorn in Plaid Cymru’s side in Llanelli, has joined new party Ein Gwlad. Caiach, who polled 2,004 votes in 2011 and 1,113 in Llanelli at the 2016 Assembly elections – more than the margin between Plaid Cymru and the Labour incumbents […]
Virgin Trains have come under fire after saying that it would “not be fair” on other languages to provide announcements in Welsh on trains operating in Wales. A passenger had complained that there were no bilingual announcements during a train journey from Holyhead to Chester. “I’m afraid we are unable […]
Plaid have accused Labour, Conservative and UKIP AMs of giving away Wales’ “shield” after they voted to scrap the so-called Welsh Continuity Act. The act stopped Westminster from taking control over powers in areas devolved to Wales after Brexit. 40 AMs voted for scrapping the act, while eight voted against. […]
A group of Wales fans have organised a march for Welsh independence before today’s game against Denmark. They will get together at the Moon on Womanby Street, Cardiff at 4pm and march to Cardiff City Stadium at 6.30pm. Andrew Benjamin from Welsh Football Fans for Independence said that supporting independence for the football […]
Plaid Cymru leader, Adam Price AM, has said the chaos in Westminster brought about by the Prime Minister’s Brexit ‘agreement’ bolster’s the case for Welsh independence. With Theresa May facing a string of cabinet resignations and the threat of a ‘no deal’ Brexit, the Plaid leader said “we clearly are leaving […]
One of the contenders for the post of Wales’ next First Minister has called for the UK Government’s Welsh Secretary to resign. Vaughan Gething said that the fact that Wales wasn’t mentioned once in the Draft Brexit withdrawal deal showed that the Tories “didn’t care about Wales”. “The draft agreement […]
A new crowdfunder has been launched in the hope of bringing the daughter of a Cardiff resident back from Yemen. Jackie Saleh’s daughters were taken from her in 1986 when her then-husband Sadek Saleh fled to Saudi Arabia, and then to Yemen. She spent years searching for them but didn’t speak […]
The Welsh Government has contributed to a £1m investment to a company whose weapons have been used in bombings in Yemen, Plaid Cymru said today. According to CNN, Raytheon’s weapons have been used in the targeted bombings of civilians in Yemen by Saudi Arabia. The Welsh Government and US defence […]
More than 200 Welsh actors, including Hollywood star Rhys Ifans, have sent a letter to National Theatre Wales calling on it to do more for performers from Wales. It comes after 40 playwrights signed a letter accusing NTW of “undermining” Welsh artists in September. The playwright’s letter said that NTW […]
