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1 month ago | 
yahoo.com | David Deans |Elliw Gwawr
A Conservative Member of the Senedd (MS) who has been charged with betting offences has been removed from two committees in the Welsh Parliament. Russell George was one of 15 people charged by the Gambling Commission, including a former Welsh Tory MP and the Welsh Conservatives' most senior staff member, following an investigation into betting on last summer's general election.
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1 month ago | 
bbc.com | Elliw Gwawr
Man who investigates complaints against Senedd members says a separate process would be "bad idea".
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2 months ago | 
bbc.com | Elliw Gwawr |Cemlyn Davies
Welsh-only names for all new Senedd seatsElliw Gwawr & Cemlyn DaviesPolitical correspondent, BBC Wales NewsGetty ImagesSenedd constituencies will have Welsh-language only names from next year, under final plans from the Democracy and Boundary Commission. Ex-Conservative Senedd leader Andrew RT Davies is opposing the Welsh-only names, insisting "Wales is bilingual and constituency names should be in both languages".
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Nov 11, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | David Deans |Elliw Gwawr
The man elected to lead grassroots members of the Welsh Conservatives has rejected calls for the party to consider abolishing the Senedd. Former London Underground trade union official Bernard Gentry was announced as the new Welsh Tory chairman at the party's annual general meeting on Saturday. One of his rivals, George Carroll, had wanted to open up the party's pro-devolution stance to debate.
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Oct 7, 2024 | 
aol.com | Elliw Gwawr
October 7, 2024 at 8:06 AMLaura Anne Jones is a Conservative Senedd member for South Wales East [Senedd Cymru]Police are continuing to investigate the expenses of a Welsh Conservative politician despite having decided to close the case, BBC Wales has been told. Laura Anne Jones is under investigation after texts from her phone appeared to show an employee was asked to maximise expenses claims on her behalf.
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Oct 2, 2024 | 
ca.news.yahoo.com | Elliw Gwawr
One teaching union says the plan "could impact badly on the mental health of non-Welsh speaking teachers" [Getty Images]Teaching unions have raised concerns about government plans to increase the number of pupils who learn Welsh at school. The Welsh language and Education Bill will put into law the target of achieving one million Welsh speakers by 2050 and aims to ensure all pupils leave school able to speak Welsh.
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Jul 15, 2024 | 
yahoo.com | Elliw Gwawr
Elliw Gwawr - Political correspondent, BBC Wales NewsJuly 15, 2024 at 5:47 PM·2 min readGender quotas for Welsh Parliament elections will be delayed until the 2030 Senedd election to protect the "integrity" of the next election, the Welsh government has said. Plans to boost the representation of women in the Senedd were meant to be in place by the next election in 2026. But concerns have been raised that legal challenges to the law could potentially disrupt the result.
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Jun 18, 2024 | 
bbc.com | Elliw Gwawr
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May 21, 2024 | 
bbc.com | Elliw Gwawr
Tories were aware of complaint about MS - claimElliw Gwawr,Teleri Glyn JonesSenedd CymruLaura Anne Jones has been Conservative MS for South Wales East since 2021The Welsh Conservatives were aware of complaints made about one of their Senedd politicians despite saying no complaint had been made, a party source has claimed. Laura Anne Jones is being investigated by the police and the standards commissioner after allegedly making false expenses claims.
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May 17, 2024 | 
bbc.com | Elliw Gwawr
Police probe Tory Senedd member's expenses claimsElliw Gwawr,Teleri Glyn JonesSenedd CymruLaura Anne Jones is a Senedd member for the South Wales East regionA Senedd member is being investigated by South Wales Police and the Welsh Parliament's standards watchdog over allegations of making false expenses claims.
