New Year, New Wales? What can we expect in 2022.

Newsdirect Wales’ Seb Bench considers the Welsh political agenda for 2022. He has questions. A lot of questions. 

Labour and Plaid unveil plans for ‘radical action in testing times’

Newsdirect’s Health Reporter, Alex Myles, considers the biggest thing to happen in Welsh politics for quite some time. After prolonged talks between the two parties, Welsh Labour and Plaid Cymru have published their Co-operative Agreement, promising ‘radical action in testing times’. Labour fell one seat short of an outright majority at the 2021 election. Whilst […]

Next steps as Drakeford elected leader

With Mark Drakeford coming out on top in the Welsh Labour leadershipcontest, we look at the next steps to him becoming First Minister… Mark Drakeford, the assembly member for Cardiff West since 2011, has been elected to replace Carwyn Jones as leader of Welsh Labour. The 64-year-old Carmarthenshire native, who has served as the Welsh […]