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Welsh Labour gather for Keir Starmer eve-of-poll speech in Whitland, Carmarthenshire (a former Welsh rugby captain among them)

Welsh Labour gather for Keir Starmer eve-of-poll speech in Whitland, Carmarthenshire (a former Welsh rugby captain among them)

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Lovely unscripted moment this morning in the Welsh Parliament as a brilliant young choir from Ysgol Treganna in Cardiff - singing Safwn yn y Bwlch in rehearsal - bump into the Prime Minister (watch their reaction at the end 🎶)

Lovely unscripted moment this morning in the Welsh Parliament as a brilliant young choir from Ysgol Treganna in Cardiff - singing Safwn yn y Bwlch in rehearsal - bump into the Prime Minister (watch their reaction at the end 🎶)

2,047,691 Aufrufe • vor 2 Jahren

🚨EXCL: Mark Drakeford, former Labour First Minister of Wales, calls on Keir Starmer to set a timetable to step down as Prime Minister and backs Andy Burnham In his first interview since Labour’s disastrous Welsh Parliament elections, he tells me: • The situation for the PM is “irrecoverable” • Suggests a contest could happen over the summer with a “new Prime Minister in place for September” • Supports Andy Burnham to become the next Labour leader and Prime Minister - and intends to campaign for him in Makerfield. • Believes “a strong majority of Welsh Labour members” will want to support Burnham • Says the level of hostility towards the Labour Party which he encountered in the Senedd election campaign was something he’d never experienced in over 50 years of campaigning • On Eluned Morgan, the former Labour First Minister, losing her seat: a “desperately sad moment” • Claims lack of further powers devolved to Wales by the Keir Starmer administration "cut the ground from under us” in Welsh Labour's Senedd campaign Part of our exchange here Full interview to follow in next post ⬇️🧵

🚨EXCL: Mark Drakeford, former Labour First Minister of Wales, calls on Keir Starmer to set a timetable to step down as Prime Minister and backs Andy Burnham In his first interview since Labour’s disastrous Welsh Parliament elections, he tells me: • The situation for the PM is “irrecoverable” • Suggests a contest could happen over the summer with a “new Prime Minister in place for September” • Supports Andy Burnham to become the next Labour leader and Prime Minister - and intends to campaign for him in Makerfield. • Believes “a strong majority of Welsh Labour members” will want to support Burnham • Says the level of hostility towards the Labour Party which he encountered in the Senedd election campaign was something he’d never experienced in over 50 years of campaigning • On Eluned Morgan, the former Labour First Minister, losing her seat: a “desperately sad moment” • Claims lack of further powers devolved to Wales by the Keir Starmer administration "cut the ground from under us” in Welsh Labour's Senedd campaign Part of our exchange here Full interview to follow in next post ⬇️🧵

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Ex Reform UK leader in Wales Nathan Gill pleads guilty to 8 bribery charges - he took payments for pushing a pro-Russian agenda whilst an MEP Scotland Yard’s Counter Terrorism lead called it a case “which goes to the heart of our democratic values” Our #c4news report ⬇️

Ex Reform UK leader in Wales Nathan Gill pleads guilty to 8 bribery charges - he took payments for pushing a pro-Russian agenda whilst an MEP Scotland Yard’s Counter Terrorism lead called it a case “which goes to the heart of our democratic values” Our #c4news report ⬇️

392,357 Aufrufe • vor 9 Monaten

Yesterday Nigel Farage again pledged to scrap the default 20mph policy in Wales if Reform in power I asked Dan Thomas (Reform's new Welsh leader) about police collision figures (Jan '25) showing c.100 fewer deaths/serious injuries on 20/30mph roads in year after limit introduced

Yesterday Nigel Farage again pledged to scrap the default 20mph policy in Wales if Reform in power I asked Dan Thomas (Reform's new Welsh leader) about police collision figures (Jan '25) showing c.100 fewer deaths/serious injuries on 20/30mph roads in year after limit introduced

195,665 Aufrufe • vor 4 Monaten

I asked Rhun ap Iorwerth, First Minister of Wales: 'You know what happens when a new government comes in promising change & can't deliver as quickly as the electorate wants. What early, tangible changes can the people of Wales expect from a Plaid Cymru government?' His reply⬇️ with #c4news team Marcus Edwards dai baker

I asked Rhun ap Iorwerth, First Minister of Wales: 'You know what happens when a new government comes in promising change & can't deliver as quickly as the electorate wants. What early, tangible changes can the people of Wales expect from a Plaid Cymru government?' His reply⬇️ with #c4news team Marcus Edwards dai baker

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Extraordinary scenes in the Senedd as Vaughan Gething - following a Welsh Conservatives question - responds to Hannah Blythyn's statement yesterday denying she had leaked a photo of a ministerial group iMessage chat (watch her reaction behind as he explains why he sacked her)

Extraordinary scenes in the Senedd as Vaughan Gething - following a Welsh Conservatives question - responds to Hannah Blythyn's statement yesterday denying she had leaked a photo of a ministerial group iMessage chat (watch her reaction behind as he explains why he sacked her)

516,248 Aufrufe • vor 2 Jahren

I interviewed Plaid Cymru's leader Rhun ap Iorwerth today and tried to get him to explain: 1. How much his signature childcare offer policy will cost (clarified after the interview as £400m extra p.a. by end of next parliament) 2. What he is going to cut in spending terms in order to make it happen (I'd struggled to find details on how Plaid plan to fund this scheme since announcing it last year) Interestingly, he talks at one point about "spending money differently on tackling poverty" Here's some of our exchange ⬇️ #c4news

I interviewed Plaid Cymru's leader Rhun ap Iorwerth today and tried to get him to explain: 1. How much his signature childcare offer policy will cost (clarified after the interview as £400m extra p.a. by end of next parliament) 2. What he is going to cut in spending terms in order to make it happen (I'd struggled to find details on how Plaid plan to fund this scheme since announcing it last year) Interestingly, he talks at one point about "spending money differently on tackling poverty" Here's some of our exchange ⬇️ #c4news

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I've just interviewed Plaid Cymru's leader Rhun ap Iorwerth as he launched their Senedd election manifesto in Wrexham... 🎙️CLIP 1. In our previous interview, I tried to pin him down on how Plaid would fund its major childcare offer. I've asked again... 🎙️CLIP 2: NHS Waiting lists. He tells me, under a Plaid Cymru government, 2 year waits in Wales will end "within months" 🎙️ CLIP 3: Plaid has announced it would introduce rent controls in Wales ("limiting annual rent increases to the lower of wage growth or CPI inflation, or a clearly defined equivalent benchmark) #c4news 🧵1/3

I've just interviewed Plaid Cymru's leader Rhun ap Iorwerth as he launched their Senedd election manifesto in Wrexham... 🎙️CLIP 1. In our previous interview, I tried to pin him down on how Plaid would fund its major childcare offer. I've asked again... 🎙️CLIP 2: NHS Waiting lists. He tells me, under a Plaid Cymru government, 2 year waits in Wales will end "within months" 🎙️ CLIP 3: Plaid has announced it would introduce rent controls in Wales ("limiting annual rent increases to the lower of wage growth or CPI inflation, or a clearly defined equivalent benchmark) #c4news 🧵1/3

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Fair play Ben Scales - surrounded by French fans in Paris yesterday, belts out Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau, spilling his beer, bursting with pride, to the delight of the home support… 👏👏🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 #FRAvWAL Welsh Rugby Union 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

Fair play Ben Scales - surrounded by French fans in Paris yesterday, belts out Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau, spilling his beer, bursting with pride, to the delight of the home support… 👏👏🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 #FRAvWAL Welsh Rugby Union 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

467,938 Aufrufe • vor 3 Jahren

They’re back… The performance the hugely talented Ysgol Treganna choir had been rehearsing for in the Senedd when spotted by the PM. Now singing before the King & Queen #senedd25 Worth watching the end - moment of the day delivered rather brilliantly by Elin Jones

They’re back… The performance the hugely talented Ysgol Treganna choir had been rehearsing for in the Senedd when spotted by the PM. Now singing before the King & Queen #senedd25 Worth watching the end - moment of the day delivered rather brilliantly by Elin Jones

258,835 Aufrufe • vor 2 Jahren

A short family story about Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth - clearly destined for politics from a VERY early age - as told to me yesterday by his (exceptionally proud) father Edward Have a watch... #c4news🎥paul mackeson

A short family story about Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth - clearly destined for politics from a VERY early age - as told to me yesterday by his (exceptionally proud) father Edward Have a watch... #c4news🎥paul mackeson

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"This was a defeat that was manufactured in Downing Street..." Alun Davies, long-serving Labour Member of the Senedd who today lost his seat in Blaenau Gwent, accuses Keir Starmer of having a "bit of a blind spot for Wales" and calls on him to resign. #c4news

"This was a defeat that was manufactured in Downing Street..." Alun Davies, long-serving Labour Member of the Senedd who today lost his seat in Blaenau Gwent, accuses Keir Starmer of having a "bit of a blind spot for Wales" and calls on him to resign. #c4news

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Eluned Morgan, First Minister of Wales, launched Labour's Senedd Election manifesto in Swansea today It includes a pledge to "continue to pursue more powers for Wales, including devolution of the Crown Estate, and youth justice and probation..." But Keir Starmer seemingly continues to reject her calls for further powers to be devolved to Wales I asked her what reasons the Prime Minister has given for doing so ⬇️ #c4news

Eluned Morgan, First Minister of Wales, launched Labour's Senedd Election manifesto in Swansea today It includes a pledge to "continue to pursue more powers for Wales, including devolution of the Crown Estate, and youth justice and probation..." But Keir Starmer seemingly continues to reject her calls for further powers to be devolved to Wales I asked her what reasons the Prime Minister has given for doing so ⬇️ #c4news

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Wales Green Party launched its Senedd Election manifesto in Port Talbot today One of their seven key priorities: 'Universal childcare for children aged 9 months to 4 years' There's been a big focus on the affordability of pledges by the parties here I asked the party's Welsh leader Anthony Slaughter how much their childcare offer would cost... #c4news

Wales Green Party launched its Senedd Election manifesto in Port Talbot today One of their seven key priorities: 'Universal childcare for children aged 9 months to 4 years' There's been a big focus on the affordability of pledges by the parties here I asked the party's Welsh leader Anthony Slaughter how much their childcare offer would cost... #c4news

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"It's all very convenient, isn't it, for you to point the finger at Keir Starmer...but what about your own record in government in Wales? Maybe, Mark Drakeford, you are a big part of the problem here?" WATCH ⬇️ One of my exchanges with the former Labour First Minister of Wales Mark Drakeford after he'd called for the Prime Minister to step down #c4news • The article he refers to in this clip has been published this evening by Nation.Cymru:

"It's all very convenient, isn't it, for you to point the finger at Keir Starmer...but what about your own record in government in Wales? Maybe, Mark Drakeford, you are a big part of the problem here?" WATCH ⬇️ One of my exchanges with the former Labour First Minister of Wales Mark Drakeford after he'd called for the Prime Minister to step down #c4news • The article he refers to in this clip has been published this evening by Nation.Cymru:

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“No UK Prime Minister can cast Wales aside or turn a blind eye to our needs & our aspirations as a nation” Rhun ap Iorwerth addresses hundreds of supporters in Cardiff Our report ⬇️ from outside the Senedd as Plaid Cymru celebrate their historic achievement and Reform’s Welsh leader Dan Thomas is sworn in - their new group, a major presence now in Welsh politics, will meet on Monday With #c4news team Donna-Marie Walton Marcus Edwards dai baker paul mackeson Isabel Donaldson Kevin Langdon

“No UK Prime Minister can cast Wales aside or turn a blind eye to our needs & our aspirations as a nation” Rhun ap Iorwerth addresses hundreds of supporters in Cardiff Our report ⬇️ from outside the Senedd as Plaid Cymru celebrate their historic achievement and Reform’s Welsh leader Dan Thomas is sworn in - their new group, a major presence now in Welsh politics, will meet on Monday With #c4news team Donna-Marie Walton Marcus Edwards dai baker paul mackeson Isabel Donaldson Kevin Langdon

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"I honestly don't know if this is the last time I'll ever be in Northern Ireland" Poignant moment at the end of our #c4news interview today with former Good Friday Agreement talks chair Senator George Mitchell, who's 89 and has leukaemia [team Marcus Edwards dai baker Chris Eva]

"I honestly don't know if this is the last time I'll ever be in Northern Ireland" Poignant moment at the end of our #c4news interview today with former Good Friday Agreement talks chair Senator George Mitchell, who's 89 and has leukaemia [team Marcus Edwards dai baker Chris Eva]

144,584 Aufrufe • vor 3 Jahren

"What a disgrace this situation is..." Bruising FMQs today for Welsh (Labour) First Minister Eluned Morgan as she faced continued questions re her position on the welfare cuts recently announced by UK Gov Here's a flavour - this Q from Plaid Cymru's Delyth Jewell 🧵

"What a disgrace this situation is..." Bruising FMQs today for Welsh (Labour) First Minister Eluned Morgan as she faced continued questions re her position on the welfare cuts recently announced by UK Gov Here's a flavour - this Q from Plaid Cymru's Delyth Jewell 🧵

38,694 Aufrufe • vor 1 Jahr

This try….💥 💥 Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 have just beaten England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 12-11 in a sensational Mixed 18s final of the Atlantic Youth Touch Rugby Cup🏉 - 3 a side only in suddenly death ‘drop off’ WATCH @CallaghanGethin break & pass to Sonny Greenman Wales Touch Association Federation of International Touch #APYTC

This try….💥 💥 Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 have just beaten England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 12-11 in a sensational Mixed 18s final of the Atlantic Youth Touch Rugby Cup🏉 - 3 a side only in suddenly death ‘drop off’ WATCH @CallaghanGethin break & pass to Sonny Greenman Wales Touch Association Federation of International Touch #APYTC

61,503 Aufrufe • vor 2 Jahren

🏆Wales beat England 11-9 to become Mixed 18s European Touch (Rugby) Champions 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🥇🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 The try that sealed it… Wales Touch Association

🏆Wales beat England 11-9 to become Mixed 18s European Touch (Rugby) Champions 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🥇🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 The try that sealed it… Wales Touch Association

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