The Welsh Government has been accused of failing to take its own expert infrastructure body seriously amid warnings crucial advice is being ignored and delayed.
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Former political journalist selected as Green Party by-election candidate
Retired BBC and ITV political journalist Gareth Hughes will stand for the Green Party at the upcoming Caerphilly Senedd by-election.
Disabled pupils ‘surviving not thriving’
A petition signed by more than 11,000 people warned a lack of support and delayed diagnoses are leading to distress and trauma, with children left “surviving not thriving”.
Hospices facing ‘unsustainable’ financial crisis
Hospices are facing an “unsustainable” financial crisis due to rising costs and falling income, forcing them to close beds and cut vital end-of-life services, an MS warned.
Reform UK defector clashes with former Conservative colleagues
A Tory-turned-Reform Senedd Member has clashed with her former Conservative colleagues in a fiery debate about NHS Wales following her high-profile defection.
Senedd reveals estimated £4.22m costs of debating chamber works
Construction work on the chamber – known as the Siambr – began this year with the Welsh Parliament set to expand from 60 to 96 members at the next election in May 2026.
Vulnerable people ‘overlooked’ in building safety reforms
Housing experts have warned proposed fire safety reforms could leave vulnerable residents at risk by focusing on the building’s height rather than the people who live inside.
Senedd Members quiz health secretary on dentistry shake-up
Opposition politicians have quizzed Wales’ health secretary after the Welsh Government unveiled the biggest change to NHS dental contracts in decades.
Senedd Members’ pay set to rise as lowest-paid staff face cuts
The pay of politicians in Cardiff Bay is set to rise while some of the Senedd’s lowest-paid support staff face cuts, the Welsh Parliament’s pay body confirmed.
Welsh Government ‘lacks urgency’ amid ‘crisis’ for vulnerable children
A human rights expert has accused the Welsh Government of lacking urgency in dealing with what a senior judge called the “single biggest crisis point” for vulnerable children.