Senedd Members backed calls for a bill to ensure better support for more than 310,000 unpaid carers across Wales.
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National collections ‘at risk due to chronic under-investment’
A Senedd Member accused the Welsh Government of failing to heed repeated warnings after the national museum was forced to close its doors.
Ministers ‘failing to hold fire services to account’
MSs accused the Welsh Government of failing to hold fire services to account after a report revealed a toxic culture of bullying, harassment, misogyny and discrimination
Call for urgent action on safety after school stabbings
Adam Price raised warnings from trade unions of a “behaviour crisis” in Welsh schools following the stabbings at Ysgol Dyffryn Aman in Ammanford.
Tourism tax cash ‘could plug gaps elsewhere’
Money raised by a proposed visitor levy could be used to plug gaps in cash-strapped public services rather than support tourism as intended, the industry warned.
GB energy bill backed despite concerns Senedd could be bypassed
Senedd Members signed off on Westminster’s GB energy bill despite concerns about duplication and the Welsh Parliament being bypassed in future.
Welsh Government wins vote on £26bn draft budget
Conservatives Darren Millar and Russell George missed the vote after jetting off for a prayer meeting in Washington DC.
Westminster power grab ‘an affront to devolution’
Senedd Members criticised a “power grab” from Westminster, describing plans for UK ministers to make laws in areas already devolved to Wales as an “affront”.
Council workers ‘faced outrageous prosecution’ during landslide clean-up
Andrew Morgan, leader of Rhondda Cynon Taf Council, said staff were cautioned by Natural Resources Wales in the wake of the Tylorstown landslip during Storm Dennis.
‘Our economic engine is spluttering’: Tory MS says Wales ‘falling behind’ as unemployment up
Tory MS Samuel Kurtz warned that the latest ONS labour market overview should serve as a wake-up call for Wales.