Hannah Woodward

2 weeks ago | news.sky.com | Hannah Woodward

Nigel Farage will pledge to reopen Port Talbot's steel blast furnaces if in power in Wales, as his Reform UK party sets its sights on being the government in the Senedd next year. In a speech in Port Talbot later, Mr Farage will outline how next year's Welsh parliament elections will be the primary focus of his party. The MP for Clacton has already ruled out standing at the Senedd elections next year. It is unclear who will lead the Reform party in Wales.

2 months ago | news.sky.com | Ali Fortescue |Hannah Woodward

It is "difficult" to give a "cast iron guarantee" that lives won't be lost because of a coal tip disaster, the deputy first minister of Wales has told Sky News.  Nearly 60 years since the Aberfan disaster, which killed 144 people when coal waste slid down the side of a mountain into a school, £130m has been invested in securing waste left behind by coal mining operations. Earlier this year, the Welsh government said up to £600m could be needed to secure coal tips across the nation.

Jan 11, 2025 | automobilnews.eu | Ali Fortescue |Hannah Woodward

Welsh First Minister anticipates an increase in railway funding from the UK government, criticizes the disproportionate HS2 allocationsEluned Morgan, who took over as the leader of Welsh Labour last summer following an uncontested election succeeding Vaughan Gething, has been actively lobbying her party counterpart Keir Starmer for enhanced rail investment, she revealed to Sky News.

Jan 9, 2025 | news.sky.com | Ali Fortescue |Hannah Woodward

The first minister of Wales has revealed she is expecting more money from the prime minister for rail infrastructure in the country. Speaking exclusively to Sky News, Eluned Morgan hailed HS2 as "unfair" and said she is "expecting to see some uplift in terms of rail infrastructure and financing". A UK government source said the government would "signal a direction of travel" on transport in Wales in the coming days, and the issue will be a "priority" in the spending review in the spring.

Oct 30, 2024 | gbnews.com | Hannah Woodward

Wales is expected to receive an extra £1.7billion from next April as Rachel Reeves has claimed her Budget will provide the largest-ever funding increase in the history of devolution. In what was Labour's first Budget in Westminster since 2009, the Chancellor announced a block grant of £21billion for the Welsh Government for the 2025/26 financial year, which includes £1.7billion of consequential funding.