“Smoke and mirrors” spending review could leave a blackhole for social care Police funding short-fall as families face council tax bombshell to pick up the tab Spending review: Reeves has put farmers “at the back of the Treasury queue” Welsh rail funding announcement – Wales getting the scraps again Lib Dems comment on defence, Acorn, […]
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9 June 2025 – today’s press releases
Davey: Spending review cannot be used to cut social care as number requesting support set to rise by 500,000 a year Winter Fuel Payments: Govt has realised “how disastrous this policy was” but misery caused “cannot be overstated” Nigel Farage Port Talbot speech – Real cheek as Trump threatens remains of Welsh steel industry Liberal […]
22 January 2025 – today’s press releases
Borrowing figures: Another sign the Chancellor’s Budget has not worked OBR Report: Farm tax will penalise farmers for practically no benefit Cole-Hamilton: SNP must scrap social care power grab now OBR Report: Farm tax will penalise Welsh farmers for practically no benefit OBR Report: Farm tax will penalise farmers and crofters for little benefit to […]
8 January 2025 – today’s press releases
Children’s Wellbeing Bill: Conservatives using victims as “political football” Davey: Adult Social Care Commission must be completed within one year MP Calls for Greater Support for Off-Grid Homes Children’s Wellbeing Bill: Conservatives using victims as “political football” Commenting on the Conservative amendment to the Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Bill, Liberal Democrat Education Spokesperson Munira Wilson […]
26 October 2022 – today’s press releases
Apologies for the lateness of the hour – I was trawling through my ballot paper for the Party’s internal elections… Braverman appointment: Lib Dems call for Cabinet Office inquiry Cancer diagnosis postcode lottery revealed as over 60,000 wait more than two weeks in August alone Fiscal plan delay leaves families in a cloud of uncertainty […]
20 October 2022 – today’s press releases
You don’t expect press releases to become obsolete quite so quickly but the past forty-eight hours have been historic (or hysterical, depending upon your perspective), so these, published in chronological order, perhaps sum up the events of the day… Trevelyan refuses to back Truss: Conservatives way past their sell by date NHS waiting list in […]
Ending profit making from the care of vulnerable children in Wales
Before my election to the Senedd I was a child protection social worker. I worked with some of the most vulnerable children and young people in society and those staff dedicated to giving them every chance to thrive. That is why I jumped at the chance to table a debate on legislative proposal in the […]
Tories backtracking over new Powys Hospitals shows lack of honesty with voters
The admission by the Conservatives that their manifesto pledge to build two new hospitals in Powys won’t be fulfilled has been described as a disappointing breach of trust by the Liberal Democrats. The Conservative manifesto pledges on both the inside cover and on page two that they will build “five new hospitals.” However Welsh Conservatives […]
28 July 2020 – today’s press releases
Davey calls for PM to put Martin Forde QC in charge of a Coronavirus Inquiry Davey: PM must take second wave risk seriously Government gaps in support for freelancers leaving employers to pick up the tab Government must apply same human rights standards to US when it comes to exports Dodds: ‘Swansea Tidal Lagoon is […]
8 June 2020 – today’s press releases
Empty pharma stockpiles show govt must rethink transition extension Covid-19 infection rate in Welsh prisons tops 20% Derisory increase in asylum support is appalling Testing announcement shows protective ring around care homes claim untrue Rees-Mogg must follow through on promises to look at voting rights for carers Empty pharma stockpiles show govt must rethink transition […]