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'People want change and they want it now'
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Plaid MP Liz Savile Roberts says "Wales has voted Labour for over a century. Look around in your communities and ask yourself – isn’t it time we try something different?"
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Jeremy Miles pledges to cut NHS waiting lists and invest more in education if he becomes First Minister
Jeremy Miles
He will launch his campaign to succeed Mark Drakeford in Swansea on Saturday, January 6
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A man is calling for part of Wales to break away and join England
Flintshire
Richard Kelly says that funding decisions made in Cardiff Bay and the 20mph are alienating people
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The personal health battle that Vaughan Gething says has inspired leadership pledge
Vaughan Gething
The man who wants to be First Minister has revealed his first policy, and it's to do with the NHS
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Former Labour MP got a pillow 'ready' to smother her dying husband
Labour Party
She had struggled to get pain-relieving medication for her husband the night before he died
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Eluned Morgan describes 'brutal rejection' which meant she didn't stand to be Wales' next First Minister
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'I couldn't have got anywhere near Mark Drakeford's level of competence'
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Welsh leadership contender Jeremy Miles makes 20mph promise in five pledges statement
Jeremy Miles
Jeremy MIles, one of two people in the running to be Wales' next First Minister, pledged a review of 20mph as he made five pledges of things he'd do in his first week
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Every area of Wales would prefer Keir Starmer to be Prime Minister rather than Rishi Sunak
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A poll of more than 10,000 people also found there are plenty of undecided voters
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The refurbished Welsh factory that cost the taxpayer millions but just sits empty
Politics
The Welsh Government bought the site for £4.75m and spent another £7m fitting it out but it sits empty and unused
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Mark Drakeford admits government made mistakes over bringing in 20mph law
Mark Drakeford
The outgoing First Minister admitted people didn't understand the law enough when it was brought in
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2023 has proved an 'eye-opener' of a year
Politics
And across politics, sport, Wales and its governance, challenges remain for 2024...
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Mark Drakeford responds to being banned from dozens of pubs in Wales
Mark Drakeford
The pubs are not in "any danger" of him visiting according to the First Minister
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Council tax in every area of Wales to go up between 5% and 10%
Local Government
Council finances are 'bleak' with householders facing huge rises in their bills
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How the Welsh Government's budget for 2024-25 affects you
Welsh Government
NHS dental care, tuition fees and rail prices could all go up
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The Rhun ap Iorwerth interview: Plaid's leader on the party's culture, Mark Drakeford and S4C
Rhun ap Iorwerth
The Plaid leader gave his verdict on Mark Drakeford's legacy, S4C and whether the party have got a grip on the previous culture problems
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Key points from the Welsh Government's 2024-25 budget
Welsh Government
Spending is being cut in many areas as the Welsh Government tries to protect health in a tough year
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'S4C needs a fresh start' Plaid leader calls for investigation into troubled Welsh language broadcaster
S4C
'I am desperately worried about what we have witnessed from the outside happening in S4C. There's something that has gone wrong, or some things that have gone wrong and we need to get to the bottom of what they are'
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The date Wales will have a new First Minister
Mark Drakeford
Here is the timeline and all the key dates in the race to succeed Mark Drakeford as Wales' First Minister
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Welsh Government budget: Wales looks at higher charges for university, dentistry and care for the elderly
Welsh Government
Pubs, shops and restaurants will also see their business rates bills rise as part of the Welsh Government budget spending plans for 2024/25
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Doctors in Wales vote for three-day strike in January
NHS
Doctors in Wales say they have received a real terms pay cut of 30% and perform life-saving procedures for as little as £13.65 an hour
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Jeremy Miles throws hat in the ring in race to succeed Mark Drakeford as First Minister
Jeremy Miles
Mark Drakeford is set to step down in March
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A child came to school with a single carrot for lunch
Welsh Government
Another child was found crying because they had holes in their shoes and had to use paper to fill them
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The Mark Drakeford interview: Why he stood down now and what he still wants to get done
Mark Drakeford
The First Minister on his decision to stand down and whether Sir Keir Starmer forced his hand
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'A warning to anyone' London newspapers slate Mark Drakeford's time in power
Mark Drakeford
"It seems pretty obvious that the party leadership sees Mark as toxic and has asked him to step aside"
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