Best of the Blogs #72: Keeping it in the family
(Title Image: Elliot Brown via Flickr) Will Hayward breaks down the detail on AMs employing family members as staff. Dic …
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Senedd Bites #69: University blames city deal hold ups for cash problems
(Title Image: Rhodri ap Dyfrig under Creative Commons Licence BY-SA-4.0) University blames Welsh Government city deal delay for financial problems …
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Theresa May to stand down as Tory leader
(Title Image: Flickr via Tiocfaidh ár lá 1916 Creative Commons CC-BY-ND) On 24th May, the Prime Minister, Theresa May, announced …
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UK Parliament Committee slams “poor coordination” between governments on prisons
(Title Image: Daily Post) The UK Parliament’s Welsh Affairs Select Committee has called out what it describes as “poor coordination” …
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Best of the Blogs #63: Reform
(Title Image: Greggy100 via Wikipedia under Creative Commons Licence BY-SA-4.0) Mat Mathias on reforming the UK House of Lords. Will …
Read More Tories to work with Labour to break Westminster Brexit deadlock
(Title Image: Flickr via Tiocfaidh ár lá 1916 Creative Commons CC-BY-ND) Yesterday evening, (2nd April), the Prime Minister offered to …
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FMQs: “No talks, no sites identified” regarding nuclear waste burial
First Minister accepts High Court inquiry judgement The first question from Plaid Cymru leader, Adam Price AM (Plaid, Carms. E. …
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MPs reject EU Withdrawal Agreement for the third time; still can’t agree on way forward
(Title Image: The Telegraph) Last Friday (March 29th), the UK House of Commons rejected the Prime Minister’s withdrawal agreement with …
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UK Parliament can’t make up its mind on Brexit; PM offers to stand down to get deal through
(Title Image: Flickr David Hold Creative Commons Licence CC BY 2.0) Yesterday (March 27th 2019), the UK House of Commons …
Read More Welsh Government welcomes UK Parliament “taking back control” of Brexit
(Title Image: David Holt via Flickr, Creative Commons Licence CC BY 2.0) Following the EU Commission’s agreement to extend Brexit …
Read More EU agrees to Brexit delay; ball back in UK Parliament’s court
(Title Image: Flickr via Tiocfaidh ár lá 1916 Creative Commons CC BY-ND) The UK will not leave the EU until …
Read More Welsh Government lays out demands for future EU deal
(Title Image: Flickr via Tiocfaidh ár lá 1916 Creative Commons CC BY-ND) Tucked away within the papers of this week’s …
Read More MPs reject No Deal Brexit under any circumstances
(Title Image: The Telegraph) Yesterday evening – and following Tuesday’s second rejection of the EU withdrawal agreement – the UK …
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Labour accused of “People’s Vote” ruse following second Brexit deal rejection
(Title Image: via Senedd TV) Following yesterday’s second rejection of the EU Withdrawal Agreement at Westminster, Plaid Cymru leader, Adam …
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EU Withdrawal Agreement rejected at Westminster for a second time
(Title Image: The Telegraph) The Prime Minister’s EU Withdrawal Agreement was rejected by the UK House of Commons for a …
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Air Passenger Duty “won’t be devolved”
(Title Image: Rhydgaled via Flickr and the Creative Commons Licence) The UK Government are unlikely to consider devolving air passenger …
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Final votes on Brexit timetabled for mid-March
(Title Image: The Telegraph) On February 26th, the Prime Minister told the UK House of Commons that a final vote …
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Senedd Bites #56: Tributes to veteran Labour MP & more
(Title Image: South Wales Argus) Tributes paid to Labour’s Paul Flynn Tributes have been paid across the political spectrum to …
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Post-Brexit UK fisheries law “not good enough”
(Title Image: National Assembly of Wales) Environment & Rural Affairs Committee UK Fisheries Bill Legislative Consent Memorandum (pdf) Published: 12th …
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Brexit “Plan B”: Theresa May given two weeks to renegotiate backstop arrangement
(Title Image: The i newspaper) On January 29th, the UK House of Commons voted 317-301 in favour of a proposal …
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UK Prime Minister wins no-confidence vote
(Title Image: Independent) Theresa May survived a no-confidence vote in the House of Commons by 325 votes to 306 on …
Read More First Minister calls for Theresa May to resign, Article 50 extension and UK general election
(Title Image: The Telegraph) Following yesterday’s rejection of the Brexit deal by the UK Parliament, Mick Antoniw AM (Lab, Pontypridd) …
Read More Theresa May’s Brexit deal rejected by UK Parliament; no-confidence vote tabled
(Title Image: The i newspaper) On 15th January, the UK House of Commons voted by 432 votes to 202 to …
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