Sixteen and 17-year-olds are set to be able to vote in the next National Assembly of Wales elections in 2021.
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Islwyn AM faces two-week ban from Welsh Assembly after failing to give breath test to the police
Rhianon Passmore, Assembly Member for Islwyn, faces a two-week ban without pay from the Welsh Assembly after failing to give a breath test to the police.
Continued market access to EU “essential” for Wales
The Welsh Government must continue to call on the UK Government to ensure that preferential market access, free from both tariff and tariff-free barriers, is prioritised in the forthcoming negotiations on the UK’s future relationship with the European Union (EU), an Assembly Committee has said.
Plans to reduce Welsh voting age to 16 welcomed by Islwyn AM
Plans to allow 16 and 17-year-olds to vote in local council elections have been welcomed by Islwn Assembly Member Rhianon Passmore.
More Assembly Members needed, expert panel recommends
The Assembly constituency of Caerphilly could be merged with Merthyr Tydfil and Rhymney under proposals presented to the Welsh Assembly.
“Universal Credit will impact negatively on the lives of the most vulnerable,” claims Islwyn AM Rhianon Passmore
Islwyn Assembly Member Rhianon Passmore has said the roll-out of Universal Credit will impact negatively on the lives of the most vulnerable.
Cwmfelinfach waste plant campaigners take fight to Welsh Assembly
Campaigners fighting plans to build a controversial waste plant have taken their fight to Cardiff Bay.
Islwyn AM lends support to idea of job sharing after Commission’s rule change suggestion
Islwyn Assembly Member Rhianon Passmore has said she supports the idea of job sharing AMs, but that constituents must come first.
Communities First faced “near impossible task”, AM committee claims
Caerphilly County Borough Council told Assembly Members it is “stuck in limbo” over an anti-poverty scheme scrapped by the Welsh Government.
Islwyn AM Rhianon Passmore’s blog: July 28, 2017
As the National Assembly for Wales got ready to rise for the summer recess I sponsored ‘A Celebration of Welsh musical performance culture’ in the Senedd. It was an opportunity for world…