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News imageAndy Burnham delivering speech outside in sunny weather in white collared top with zip closure and people behind in sunglasses

Where will Andy Burnham take Wales and Welsh devolution?

The UK's constitutional future is a big issue for the new PM, with Burnham poised to take up that role.

20 hrs ago
Wales
News imageAndy Burnham photographed from the shoulders up. He is wearing a navy blue shirt and black glasses. He is not looking at the camera.

Welsh Secretary backs Andy Burnham to become next prime minister

The Welsh Secretary, Jo Stevens, has confirmed she is backing Andy Burnham to become the next prime minister.

2 days ago
Wales

Plaid Cymru taking a lot for granted in first big Senedd budget test, says Labour MS

Plaid has a minority of seats and faces its first big test getting its supplementary budget passed.

5 days ago
Wales

Voters in Wales to be automatically registered for 2027 council elections

The Welsh government presses ahead with plans to automatically register voters, at a cost of £2m.

4 days ago
Wales
News imageAndy Burnham pictured in the centre of the frame, wearing dark-framed glasses and a dark navy or black top. The photograph is tightly cropped around the head and shoulders. His face is sharply in focus, while most of the background is blurred. Behind him is a railway station concourse. A second man is visible in the background, but out of focus.

Burnham rules out reform of Wales funding system

BBC told he has no plan to change main system funding Welsh government if he becomes prime minister.

4 days ago
Wales
News imageA side-by-side composition. On the left, the flag of Owain Glyndŵr is divided into four rectangular quarters in an alternating red-and-yellow checkerboard pattern. On the right, a metal statue of an armored Glyndŵr mounted on a horse. He is wearing a helmet and raises one arm upward.

Removing Glyndŵr name from university 'wrong message' about Welsh identity

The huge success of Wrexham football club was partly behind the university ditching Glyndŵr's name.

4 days ago
Wales
News imageA hospital corridor with doctors talking.

Senedd backs call to rule out hospital closures

Senedd members urge Plaid Cymru ministers to rule out hospital closures and service downgrades.

4 days ago
Wales
News imageA white road sign with the words 'steel works' and 'TATA' on. There is a silhouette of an old furnace in the background against a cloudy sky.

Wales' emissions fall significantly after steelworks changes

Closing the blast furnaces at the steelworks has led to a significant cut in Wales' greenhouse gas emissions.

News imageA man, Rhun ap Iorwerth, is in a navy suit and is standing up in the Senedd chamber surrounded by other seated members.

First minister warns Wales likely to face hottest temperatures ever over next two days

Rhun ap Iorwerth took questions in the Senedd for the first time since the prime minister's resignation.

News imageA half and half flag. The left has the Welsh flag and the right is the European Union

The lasting impact of Wales' vote for Brexit, 10 years on

Ten years ago Wales shocked the political establishment and voted to Leave - so what's happened since?

News imageRhun ap Iorwerth is wearing a blue suit, a light blue shirt and a red tie.

Welsh first minister wants 'new relationship' with Westminster after Starmer quits

Rhun ap Iorwerth set out demands to the PM's successor, while Welsh MPs say they back his resignation.

News imageWelcome to Wales sign

'Uproar' when children from England want Welsh-medium education

There are calls for children in border towns to be able to be educated through Welsh in Powys.


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