7 h. ago Hundreds gather for VE Day service led by First Minister Eluned Morgan

'As the number of living veterans decreases, it becomes ever more important that we keep their stories alive and pass them to future generations'

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49 h. ago Downing Street rejects Welsh leader’s call to ‘rethink’ winter fuel policy

Welsh First Minister Baroness Eluned Morgan called for a ‘rethink’ of the decision to means-test winter fuel payments.

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49 h. ago Welsh Labour first minister says she is ‘losing patience’ with Starmer’s policies

Eluned Morgan says her government will move ‘to the left’ and urges UK Labour to reconsider budget cutsUK politics live – latest updatesThe Welsh first minister and leader of the Welsh Labour party has said she is “losing patience” with UK Labour and made it clear she is “tacking to the left” as she tries to counter a growing threat from Reform UK and Plaid Cymru.Eluned Morgan told the Guardian she wanted Keir Starmer to rethink policy changes on welfare and the winter fuel allowance and described the Labour party as a “messy family”. Continue reading...

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49 h. ago Welsh FM will ‘call out’ UK Labour government when they get it wrong for Wales

Eluned Morgan was speaking in Cardiff Bay on Tuesday morning, one year away from the Senedd elections.

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50 h. ago The key points from Eluned Morgan's big speech as she says Farage can win in Wales and says being in Labour is like Gavin and Stacey

The First Minister likened her relationship to Keir Starmer to Smithy and Nessa in Gavin and Stacey

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51 h. ago Pressure on Starmer over winter fuel cash squeeze after local election results

Welsh First Minister Eluned Morgan called for a ‘rethink’ while Cabinet minister Wes Streeting acknowledged voters’ unhappiness over the policy.

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58 h. ago Eluned Morgan to set out ‘red Welsh way’ in speech criticising Starmer

Exclusive: First minister of Wales hoping to counter threats to Welsh Labour from Reform and Plaid CymruThe Welsh first minister will criticise Keir Starmer’s welfare reforms in a major speech on Tuesday, saying she will pursue a leftwing “red Welsh way” and put a clear dividing line between Welsh Labour and the national party.Eluned Morgan will distance herself from Starmer’s government in a speech on Tuesday billed by allies as a reset moment for Welsh Labour to counter the threats from Reform UK and Plaid Cymru. Continue reading...

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67 h. ago Keir Starmer given benefit cuts warning by Welsh First Minister

Eluned Morgan, Wales's Labour First Minister, is expected to break ranks over the party's controversial decision to slash the disability benefits bill in a major speech on Tuesday

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3 d. ago Eluned Morgan warns Donald Trump's tariffs will hit Wales harder than England

She believes though that Wales could benefit from renewable sector investors pulling out of the US

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8 d. ago 'That's a daft question if ever I heard one' First Minister Eluned Morgan snaps in Senedd clash

Wales' First Minister Eluned Morgan has told Plaid Cymru's leader Rhun ap Iorwerth when questioned about welfare cuts in Wales. Rhun ap Iorwerth asked her whether she, as Welsh Labour leader, or the Prime Minister, would determine how Welsh MPs would vote when the hugely controversial measures go to a Commons vote. Mrs Morgan told him it was a "daft" question.

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2 w. ago First Minister Eluned Morgan leads Welsh tributes to Pope Francis

The 88-year-old Pontiff led with 'unwavering humility, courage and profound compassion'

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