Care home staff are calling for a boycott of Tesco after they refused to allow them to shop there during the special NHS time slots. Senior care practitioner Ria Roberts, a 34-year-single mum who works for the Pendine Park care organisation in Wrexham, blasted the “lack of respect” shown to […]
The First Minister Mark Drakeford has signed into law new public health regulations strengthening police enforcement powers in Wales to reduce the spread of coronavirus. The new powers to help reduce the spread of coronavirus, protect the NHS and save lives have come into force immediately. They will initially last […]
A second independence march has had to be called off because of the coronavirus pandemic. All Under One Banner Cymru said the march in Tredegar would not now be going ahead. The march was due to take place on Saturday 6 June 2020. It is the second march to be […]
Welsh Conservative Andrew RT Davies has suggested that the party would be willing to join the Welsh Government in order to help tackle the coronavirus pandemic. The South Wales Central AM said that he was critical of some of the government’s handling of the crisis, particularly in relation to the […]
A letter to the Welsh Government calling for ‘urgent steps’ to support frontline NHS staff and tackle the COVID-19 outbreak has been signed by 1000 healthcare workers. The letter was launched last Friday with an initial list of 50 signatories and has reached 1000 names in just six days. […]
Here’s a summary of some of the written statements issued by the Welsh Government on the coronavirus pandemic, some of which were issued instead of oral statements in the Senedd chamber. Around 70,000 people in Wales have been identified as being in a “high-risk” group who will need to take […]
The UK Government has abandoned proposals to cut the number of MPs in Wales from 40 to 29. Parliament approved plans to slash the number of constituencies to 600 in 2011 but moves to implement the changes has been repeatedly delayed. Proposals published in 2018 by the independent Boundary Commission recommended […]
Steven Lake We are undoubtedly living through historic events at present. The word of the moment when describing governments’ response to the crisis created by the spread of this virus is “unprecedented”. Here in the UK, our governments have all felt compelled to both restrict personal freedoms and provide funding […]
Owen Donovan, Senedd Home First Minister’s Questions For the foreseeable future, activity at the Senedd is going to be pared-back quite a bit, with a weekly ministerial statement on the coronavirus pandemic set to take place every week – including during the Easter recess, which starts next week. I’ll cover that […]
The Senedd’s Llywydd Elin Jones has tested positive with coronavirus after ‘mild’ symptoms – and has told anyone with similar symptoms to self-isolate. “I started my symptoms last Thursday evening and have been in self-isolation at home since then,” she said. “My symptoms have been very mild – a new […]
