Archive: Wales

Tories vote to brand themselves incompetent

Frustration: Welsh Tories appear to have pressed the wrong button in the Senned

Welsh Conservatives voted to call their own party incompetent yesterday, after a "whipping mistake".

Tories clash over Welsh assembly future

Labour to vote on Plaid power-sharing

Welsh Tories in surprise reshuffle

Owen Smith speech in full

Read the shadow Welsh secretary's speech in full on politics.co.uk

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Carwyn Jones speech in full

Carwyn Jones is assembly member for Bridgend

Carwyn Jones AM, Labour Welsh first minister's full speech to conference

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Fresh-faced Plaid look to begin recovery

Plaid Cymru members are hoping their new leader will give nationalists a boost at the polls, as the party launches its local government elections campaign.

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Plaid: We need jobs outside of inner London too

Jonathan Edwards, Plaid Cymru's economy spokesperson in Westminster, comments on the state of the UK economy ahead of Budget 2012:

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'Momentous day' as Plaid Cymru elect new leader

The party calls for Welsh independence from the United Kingdom.

The Welsh nationalists are to elect their new leader today in a contest which its chief executive claims has "united the party".

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The problem selling Wales

Wales is too small to successfully attract investment on its own, an influential committee of MPs has concluded.

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Wales faces gloomy 2012 outlook

Wales faces tough 2012, first minister warns

Welsh first minister Carwyn Jones has warned of a "tough" 2012 in his Christmas message.

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Break with tradition: Welsh flag flies over Downing Street

National pride: Welsh flag to fly above Downing Street.

A Welsh flag will fly over Downing Street on Saturday in support of the last British team remaining in the Rugby World Cup.

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Kirsty Williams Lib Dem conference speech in full

Kirsty Williams speaks in Birmingham at the Liberal Democrat conference 2011

Read Welsh Liberal Democrat leader Kirsty Williams' speech to the Lib Dem conference in full:

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'A terrible day in our community'

Peter Hain MP for Neath arrives to speak to media as rescue workers try to rescue group of Welsh miners. Photo: Getty images

Peter Hain has branded it a "terrible day for our community" after a third miner was confirmed dead in Wales.

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Welsh Labour miss out on overall majority

Carwyn Jones party is heading for victory.

Labour has made considerable gains in the Welsh elections, but fallen just short of an overall majority.

Poll: Welsh Labour could just miss majority

Carwyn Jones hopes his party will secure an outright majority in the Welsh Assembly.

Labour is poised to win the most seats in the Welsh Assembly elections but could just miss out on an outright majority.

Welsh Labour candidate: 'Fingers crossed' for Thatcher's death

Welsh Labour candidate Ian Lock has been reprimanded for comments on Facebook wishing the death of Margaret Thatcher.

A Welsh Labour candidate has been reprimanded after he made comments on Facebook wishing the death of former prime minister Margaret Thatcher.

Cameron: Britain back in business

David Cameron extolled the government's achievements to kick off the Tory election campaign in Wales.

Britain is "back in business" after almost a year under the coalition government, David Cameron has said.

Plaid pledges to fight Westminster's cuts

Welsh nationalist leader Ieuan Wyn Jones is prioritising jobs and education as he mobilises his party for elections on May 5th.

Welsh vote 'yes' to more legislative powers

The results of the Welsh referendum are expected later today.

Wales has voted overwhelmingly to give the Welsh Assembly more power.

Clegg in Wales: 'I can't promise you nirvana'

The DPM's words will do little to dampen Welsh anxiety over impending cuts

Nick Clegg has used his first visit as deputy prime minister to Wales to call for calm over the impending spending cuts.

Plaid: 'London's axe will not break our ambition'

Plaid Cymru will pledge to shelter Wales from the UK-wide austerity drive

Plaid Cymru will stand in staunch opposition to the spending cuts planned by the UK coalition government, its leader Ieuan Wyn Jones will say in a speech at the party's conference on Friday.

Welsh devolution champions sense austerity threat

Wales set for more money if Barnett formula is scrapped

The wider austerity agenda should not stand in the way of reforming the way the Welsh government receives funding from London, a key commission is expected to argue.

Money worries Cameron on Wales visit

David Cameron visited first minister Carwyn Jones

David Cameron has visited the Welsh Assembly as he continues his efforts to reach out beyond England to the devolved administrations.

Nationalists open to 'progressive' alliance

Hung parliament: Opportunity knocks for the nats

The Scottish National party (SNP) and Plaid Cymru have signalled their willingness to work in a four-party 'progressive' alliance keeping the Conservatives out of power.

England 'will be hardest hit' by cuts

A new report claims England will bear brunt of spending cuts

Scotland and Wales will get a better deal than England from the post-election spending cuts promised by the three main parties, claims a report published today.

Furious nationalists secure BBC meeting over leaders' debate

BBC election debate could feature nationalist parties

BBC bosses will meet with nationalist parties to discuss a fourth election debate covering the devolved nations, after complaints they have been frozen out of the debate process.