Tag: Drakeford
Mark Drakeford backs humanitarian pause for Gaza
Statement comes amid row in Labour over whether Sir Keir Starmer should call for a ceasefire.
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Boris Johnson did not want pandemic meetings with Drakeford and Sturgeon
Former prime minister tells Covid inquiry that he was worried UK could look like a mini-EU.
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Labour: Drakeford makes case for party being bold in power
Mark Drakeford's speech comes amid debate about whether Labour should offer voters more.
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20mph: Police investigate threats to Mark Drakeford over new speed limit
First minister reveals that he's received threats to his physical safety over Wales' new 20mph law.
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Tata Steel: Thousands of job losses must be managed – Drakeford
Tata Steel's negotiations for funding for greener steel could cost Port Talbot up to 3,000 jobs.
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Mark Drakeford to quit Senedd at next election
The politician says he will not stand again after he quits as first minister before 2026.
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Mark Drakeford: 'Puzzle' that farmers can't grow trees
First minister defends plans to tie farm subsidies to tree planting after boycott warning.
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Ann Clwyd: Tony Blair and Mark Drakeford pay tribute to ex MP
She represented the Cynon Valley constituency for 35 years before standing down in 2019.
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Wales basic income: Drakeford hopes pilot will continue
The scheme offering £1,600 a month to 18-year-old care leavers closes to new applicants this week.
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Drakeford accused of refusing to extend free childcare
Mark Drakeford declines to say if he will follow English plans but says Wales is already ahead.
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Mark Drakeford says grief will not stop his work in emotional speech
Welsh first minister says his grief at losing his wife will not stop his work for Labour.
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Clare Drakeford: Funeral held for wife of Wales' FM
Senior politicians gathered in Cardiff for the funeral of Clare Drakeford on Thursday.
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Mark Drakeford backs Scottish gender recognition move
First minister says Wales will seek powers to make it easier for people to change legal gender.
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World Cup: Drakeford has no regrets over Qatar hotel freebie
"At every meeting that I attended, whether that was government ministers, businesses, arts organisations, interviews with local media there in Qatar, [...]
World Cup: Qatar gave Wales’ Mark Drakeford five-star hotel stay
"Qatar was only able to host this highly controversial World Cup because of its systematic exploitation of hundreds of thousands of migrant workers, a [...]