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AM cannot see ‘what all the fuss is about’

A LABOUR AM yesterday became the first to speak out against plans to publish members’ expense claims, saying the current system was enough. Read

Guto charged with keeping Johnson out of trouble

A FORMER BBC journalist was yesterday unveiled as the man to manage the public face of famously gaffe-prone new London mayor Boris Johnson. Read

Clwyd backs delivering aid directly into Burma against the junta’s wishes

AID should be delivered to Burma by whatever means possible, a senior Labour MP said last night. Read

Ghost of Major haunts Brown

GORDON Brown’s poll ratings are plummeting to levels not seen for decades. The PM is under pressure, but, wonders Political Editor Tomos Livingstone, is his administration doomed just yet? Read

Memoirs add to Prime Minister’s woes

FOREIGN Secretary David Miliband came out batting for the Prime Minister yesterday after another weekend of dreadful headlines for Gordon Brown. Read

Former AM heading for by-election defeat

FORMER AM Tamsin Dunwoody looks to be heading for defeat in her attempt to win her mother’s old seat of Crewe & Nantwich in a vital parliamentary by-election. Read

Straw leads tributes to Labour stalwart Gwyneth Dunwoody

JACK STRAW led the tributes as MPs across the party divide paid their respects at the funeral of long-serving Parliamentarian Gwyneth Dunwoody. Read

Meet the fantasy Welsh Cabinet...

Ever wondered who the best Welsh politicians of all time were? What if you could pick them all for a fantasy Cabinet? Political Editor Tomos Livingstone has a go at the ultimate anoraks’ parlour game Read

Language law ‘could frighten companies away from Wales’

COMPANIES could be scared off from investing in Wales if they are forced to provide all services bilingually, a senior business leader warned yesterday. Read

Church attendance in Wales ‘plummeting’

CHURCH attendance in Wales could decline to less than a quarter of its current level according to an analysis of the country’s religious trends. Read

Give creaking Welsh law-making system time, says Rhodri

WALES’ new system of making its own laws “creaks a bit”, Rhodri Morgan admitted yesterday – but insisted it needed to be given time to work. Read

Committee is ‘not operating as expected’

THE National Assembly’s Presiding Officer Lord Elis-Thomas faced upsetting a number of Welsh MPs after telling the meeting he thought the Justice Committee should scrutinise Welsh legislation rather than the “tardy” Welsh Affairs Select Committee. Read

West Wales county proves popular

CEREDIGION has seen its population boom in the past 25 years, making it one of the fastest-growing areas of the United Kingdom. Read

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Assembly pledges to publish AMs' expenses

THE National Assembly is to launch a major review into its expenses regime to avoid being tarred with what Presiding Officer Lord Elis-Thomas has called the “disgraceful” behaviour of MPs. Read

Recycling target a long way off

Welsh homes are recycling more waste than ever before – but are still some way off achieving the Welsh Assembly Government’s ambitious 40% target. Read

Gravy train derailed Labour in local elections

BRUISED Labour MPs reported back from the local election campaign trail that the 10p tax row was a major concern on the doorstep – but several say that the words “John Lewis list” came up too, as did Assembly Members’ pay. Read

Wales slips further behind in wealth stakes

WALES is still struggling to close the wealth gap with the rest of the UK, according to figures published yesterday. Read

Assembly pledges to publish members’ expenses

THE National Assembly is to launch a major review into its expenses regime to avoid being tainted by what Presiding Officer Lord Elis-Thomas has called the “disgraceful” behaviour of MPs. Read

‘Gravy train derailed Labour in local elections’

BRUISED Labour MPs reported back from the local election campaign trail that the 10p tax row was a major concern on the doorstep – but several say that the words “John Lewis list” came up too, as did Assembly Members’ pay. Read

Assembly pledges to publish members’ expenses

THE National Assembly is to launch a major review into its expenses regime to avoid being tainted by what Presiding Officer Lord Elis-Thomas has called the “disgraceful” behaviour of MPs. Read