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Author: Chris Haines - ICNN Senedd Reporter

Caerphilly Senedd Member Hefin David dies aged 47

Wednesday, August 13, 2025Friday, August 15, 2025

Hefin David, who had represented Caerphilly in the Senedd for nearly a decade, died on Tuesday evening.

Calls for ban on police pointing Tasers at children

Friday, July 25, 2025Thursday, July 31, 2025

Nearly a quarter of recorded Taser use on children in Wales and England involved black boys aged between 11 and 17, according to a briefing for Senedd Members.

Senedd seeks to cover up details of nepotism

Wednesday, July 23, 2025Thursday, July 24, 2025

Senedd Members recommended concealing information about politicians giving jobs to their family and friends despite a clear conflict of interest.

Senedd Members call for final say on farming support

Thursday, July 17, 2025Thursday, July 17, 2025

Samuel Kurtz, the Conservatives’ shadow rural affairs secretary, led a debate on the protest-plagued proposals for the sustainable farming scheme

‘Political deckchair rearranging at its worst’: Senedd set to dissolve Covid committee

Thursday, July 17, 2025

At least 13,000 people died in Wales during the pandemic but, more than five years later, Senedd scrutiny of the decisions made in Cardiff Bay has stalled.

Senedd would get final say on assisted dying in Wales – health secretary

Thursday, July 17, 2025Wednesday, July 16, 2025

The Senedd would have the final say on whether to implement assisted dying in NHS Wales, but services could be available outside the public sector, the health secretary confirmed.

UK workers’ rights bill ‘undermines devolution’

Wednesday, July 16, 2025Wednesday, July 16, 2025

Plaid Cymru’s Luke Fletcher expressed serious concerns about powers in the bill for UK ministers to override decisions made by the Welsh Government.

Senedd passes ‘first-of-its-kind’ disused tips bill

Wednesday, July 16, 2025Wednesday, July 16, 2025

Senedd Members unanimously passed a “first-of-its-kind” law aimed at ensuring the safety of coal and quarry tips.

Welsh Government escalates intervention at two health boards

Wednesday, July 16, 2025Wednesday, July 16, 2025

Swansea Bay maternity services and Cardiff and Vale health board will be escalated to the second-highest level of government intervention, Wales’ health secretary confirmed.

‘Alarm bells’ over revamped farming scheme

Tuesday, July 15, 2025

Samuel Kurtz, the Conservative shadow rural affairs secretary, warned of broken trust over the heavily criticised and protest-plagued sustainable farming scheme.

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