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Wales’ former health minister ‘embarrassed’ his Covid WhatsApps are missing

Wales’ former health minister ‘embarrassed’ his Covid WhatsApps are missing

Vaughan Gething also called Boris Johnson ‘scatty, incoherent and rambling’
Ruby Lott-Lavigna 11 Mar 2024
Emily Thornberry: Labour’s pre-election meetings with lobbyists to stay secret

Emily Thornberry: Labour’s pre-election meetings with lobbyists to stay secret

Voters will have no idea who has influenced Keir Starmer’s policies, shadow minister told openDemocracy conference
Ruby Lott-Lavigna 08 Mar 2024
Labour's lobbying problem

Labour's lobbying problem

Prospective MPs with lobbying day jobs are introducing their clients to senior Labour figures – and boasting about it
The Dark Arts, Ethan Shone 07 Mar 2024
Wales imposed different Covid rules for the sake of it, says Tory MP

Wales imposed different Covid rules for the sake of it, says Tory MP

Ex-Wales minister Simon Hart U-turned on his previous claims that there were ‘valid reasons’ for Wales’ divergence
Ruby Lott-Lavigna 07 Mar 2024
Welsh government ‘shocked’ when UK opened its own testing centre in Cardiff

Welsh government ‘shocked’ when UK opened its own testing centre in Cardiff

The Covid inquiry has heard evidence of a breakdown in the relationship between Welsh and UK leaders
Ruby Lott-Lavigna 07 Mar 2024
The Budget is great for landlords but a disaster for renters

The Budget is great for landlords but a disaster for renters

Amid a cost of living and homelessness crisis, how could Jeremy Hunt completely ignore renters?
Ruby Lott-Lavigna 06 Mar 2024
Covid inquiry hears how Welsh councils were shut out of emergency planning

Covid inquiry hears how Welsh councils were shut out of emergency planning

The Covid inquiry had a ‘deja vu’ moment, hearing calls for more focus on local government in the UK’s next emergency
James Harrison 06 Mar 2024

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