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Welsh Labour leadership contender says his sexuality made him feel on the outside and Thatcher’s attack on the miners led to his political awakening

The Senedd’s plan to shift the burden of this levy away from those on lower incomes shows how real levelling up can work, says the Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Welsh minister for the economy is making the early running in the leadership contest, looking well placed to work closely with both Starmer and unions

This week, Mark Drakeford announced his resignation as Wales’ first minister after five years as leader. Back in 2018, Drakeford built his leadership bid on a platform of “21st-century socialism”. As the manifesto reveals, the mantra was rooted in the ideas of “the radical tradition of Welsh socialism”, which would…

Wales’s departing first minister won admiration in the crisis but problems in health and education blighted his record

The 69-year-old has been Wales' leader since December 2018

Mark Drakeford has said he is standing down as First Minister of Wales. In a statement shared on social media on Wednesday morning, Mr Drakeford said: "When I stood for election as Leader of Welsh Labour, I said I would stand down during the current Senedd term.

Keir Starmer praises ‘true titan’ of Welsh politics – as race begins to find successor by Easter

The 69-year-old has been Wales' leader since December 2018