Sentences with phrase «welsh labour ministers»

But the Plaid leader said Welsh Labour ministers had held the education portfolio for more than 12 years.

«While we welcome the latest initiative from Welsh Labour ministers to address shortcomings in literacy standards, to succeed, this strategy needs to win the confidence of teachers, parents and school governors,» she added.

Not exact matches

Following that election, Simon Thomas was appointed a special adviser to the Plaid Cymru ministers in the Welsh Assembly Government coalition between his party and Labour.

He was appointed Chief Whip of the Labour Group and a Deputy Welsh Minister for Assembly Business in the Third Assembly of the Welsh Assembly Government (31 May 2007).

John Griffiths AM (born 19 December 1956) is a Welsh Labour Co-operative politician and the Minister for Environment and Sustainable Development.

What influence can my right hon. Friend bring to bear on the Welsh Local Government Minister to force Labour - run and independent - run authorities across Wales to follow their lead and do the same?

One of the ministers she faced in the Commons has also praised her work as shadow Welsh Secretary - before highlighting Labour's troubles,

Welsh Labour leader Carwyn Jones may need to form a coalition to remain as First Minister after the party lost one Assembly member - ending with 29 out of 60.

Meanwhile Welsh Labour's press team are reminding twitter users of previous controversies involving the new Wales Office minister, Alun Cairns.

Mr Smith will also say that Labour «has got its mojo back» under Ed Miliband, who yesterday pledged a series of new powers for the Welsh Assembly if he becomes Prime Minister.

In his speech to the Welsh Labour conference, First Minister Carwyn Jones announced that the Welsh Government is creating a new Entrepreneurship Support scheme to encourage new businesses and jobs.

Welsh Conservative leader Andrew RT Davies said it was «more empty rhetoric from Labour's First Minister of broken promises.

Leighton Andrews has been one of the most effective and committed Ministers in the Welsh Labour Government and it's a matter of great regret that he has felt it necessary to resign due to a conflict between his role as Education Minister in the Assembly Government and as a constituency AM.

Labour are defending half the 60 seats in the Assembly, with leader of Welsh Labour Carwyn Jones the current First Minister.

First Minister Carwyn Jones and Shadow Welsh Secretary Owen Smith are to address the Labour Party Conference in Manchester later.

The Welsh Labour Conference has got underway at the Brangwyn Hall in Swansea, with a speech from First Minister Carwyn Jones.

As it stands, the Welsh government is without a first minister, the parliamentary vote having resulted in a deadlock, with 29 Assembly Members — 28 from Labour and the Liberal Democrats» sole AM Kirsty Williams — voting for Labour's Carwyn Jones.

The full quote from Carwyn Jones, first minister of the Welsh government, at the Labour conference is «We are building a Wales that's a living, breathing example of what Labour can achieve when in government.»

In May 2016 Kirsty Williams and the First Minister of Wales reached a Progressive Agreement that the Welsh Liberal Democrats and Welsh Labour would work together in Government.

Carwyn Jones has been an outstanding leader of Welsh Labour and First Minister for more than 8 years, and I was his colleague and Minister in his Government for 15 years, securing pioneering legislation in housing, social services, health, trade union rights and the environment.

She was recognised for her hard work in securing a # 223m budget deal from the Welsh Government, which includes extra support for the poorest school pupils in Wales, as well as tirelessly holding First Minister Carwyn Jones and the Welsh Labour Government to account.

«The Finance Minister continues to make excuses and complain about cuts to the budget, but the fact is that the Labour Welsh Government is completely out of ideas.

Welsh Liberal Democrats are leading the fight against Labour's illiberal ban, and unless the Minister brings forward indisputable evidence and makes a clear public health case in favour of a ban we will not let up our fight.»

During First Minister's Questions this afternoon, Kirsty Williams, leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats, called on the Welsh Labour Government to consider introducing free school meals for all year one and year two primary pupils as has been announced in England by Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg.

The Welsh Liberal Democrats have said that the Welsh ambulance services are «in crisis» as figures published today show yet another decline in ambulance response times, despite pledges by the Welsh Labour Health Minister to improve the service in three months.

Mr Corbyn said he had also admired former First Minister Rhodri Morgan for his attempts to put «clear red water» between Welsh Labour policies and those of the former UK Labour government.

When challenged to defend the Welsh Government's performance on the NHS, the best Labour's Shadow Care Minister could do was: «err, they do things their own way»

«Labour's Welsh First Minister says his ministers won't be crossing picket lines tomorrow Main Labour peer blames overspending under Labour for the recession»

Tony Blair today delivered his final speech as prime minister to the Welsh Labour party's annual conference in Llandudno.

Welsh Labour's attack on that lead has been based on emphasising the record of Carwyn Jones as First Minister rather than the potential of Jeremy Corbyn as Prime Minister.

Following allegations, received in the last few days, about Carl Sargeant's conduct, the First Minister has removed him from the Cabinet and has asked Welsh Labour to launch a full investigation.

The son of the former Welsh Government minister Carl Sargeant, has announced that he will apply to be the Labour candidate in the by - election caused by his father's death.

Welsh Liberal Democrats want to start from scratch with new health watchdog that's completely independent of meddling by Labour ministers, properly resourced and able to do its job without fear of repercussions.

Their first Welsh Assembly leader, the former Welsh Office Minister Rod Richards, showed a combative style of politics against the Labour Assembly government.

The report was commissioned by the UK Government and produced by a group chaired by former Labour Minister Alan Milburn said that is was «especially concerned» that a smaller proportion of Welsh children who receive free school meals achieve five good GCSEs (26 %) compared to children from similar backgrounds in England (38 %).

«It is hardly surprising that the Minister wants to scrap so many of these targets when the Welsh Labour Government continuously fails to meet them.

The Welsh Labour Health Minister's response revealed the true scale of the issue.

The Welsh Liberal Democrats are vowing to bring transparency to Labour's Welsh Government as they begin publishing ministerial decision reports, a service previously scrapped by Labour's First Minister.

The Welsh Labour Government has announced that the First Minister has decided not to take part in a leaders» debate on the Silk Commission and that the Finance Minister will attend in his place.

Because there is no official system in place, the Welsh Labour Government can do as it chooses and protect one of its own even whilst admitting its Minister has broken the rules.

Welsh Lib Dem leader Kirsty Williams challenged Labour's First Minister in the Senedd on the decision, following an urgent question submitted by her today.

First Minister Carwyn Jones will, as Welsh Labour leader, also now play a part in deciding what goes into the party's Westminster election manifesto.

Mr Corbyn has been resisting the idea, as neither Scottish Labour leader Kezia Dugdale nor Welsh First Minister Carwyn Jones are supportive of his leadership.

After what he's calling a «mixed night» for Labour, plus better results today in Rhondda Cynon Taf and Caerphilly, First Minister Carwyn Jones has called for a re-focus on the General Election campaign, to be fought «with our own Welsh Labour values».

«Peter Hain refuses to condemn strike action Main Labour's Welsh First Minister says his ministers won't be crossing picket lines tomorrow»

It's a deal that's been welcomed by the Prime Minister, the UK Government and Welsh Government figures but has been condemned as «a Labour - Tory stitch - up like no other» by the leader of Plaid Cymru.

The Welsh First Minister also revealed he had to correct untruths regarding Labour policy while campaigning from stories picked up on Facebook by the public.

The First Minister says fellow Labour politician Ann Clwyd «has produced no evidence and no facts» to back concerns that she's repeatedly raised about the Welsh NHS.

Mr Jones, who took over as first minister last December, himself heads a coalition Labour - Plaid Cymru government in the Welsh assembly.

The Welsh Labour education minister accuses the Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition UK government of failure and mismanagement of education in England.