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First Minister accused of 'alarmist point scoring' after blaming UK Government for cutting 6,000 civil service jobs in Wales

Simon Hart MP said he was unsure how the First Minister had arrived at the figure

Wales Online

UK Government could give more help to struggling families as cost of living crisis deepens

Boris Johnson has warned there were limits on how much public money he was prepared to commit to addressing a global economic crisis

Wales Online

The political row over who can claim credit for a ferry proposal between Swansea and south west England

Swansea Conservatives said the idea had been driven forward by a Tory MP, Swansea Labour said it initiated 'formal discussions' between councils

Wales Online

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Johnson defends Rwanda after concerns over ‘dismal’ human rights record

Some people who attempt to enter the UK by routes deemed ‘illegal’ by the Government will be sent more than 4,000 miles to the African nation.

The Independent UK

Woman fined £200 for going to Sarah Everard vigil asks why Boris Johnson only got a £50 fine

he NHS worker was ordered to pay the fine after she attended the memorial

Wales Online

Now is not time for leadership fight, Wales Secretary Simon Hart says

A minister said on Thursday that now was not the time for a “noisy leadership contest” in the Conservative Party as Boris Johnson faced the prospect of more partygate fines and a potential parliamentary investigation into whether he misled MPs.

Evening Standard

'I'm ashamed' What people in Wales had to say about 'inhumane' plans to send asylum seekers arriving in the UK to Rwanda

On Thursday morning the Secretary of State for Wales Simon Hart appeared on Sky News to discuss the UK Government's intentions

Wales Online

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Tory MP's 'car crash' TV interviews over new UK plan to send migrants to Rwanda

Tory MP and Secretary of State for Wales, Simon Hart, was criticised heavily on social media on Thursday after appearing on several breakfast TV shows including Sky News and Good Morning Britain

Daily Mirror

UK announces controversial plan to fly migrants and asylum-seekers to Rwanda

Britain will send migrants and asylum-seekers who cross the Channel thousands of miles away to Rwanda under a controversial deal announced Thursday as the government tries to clamp down on record numbers of people making the perilous journey.

France 24

PM being fined again should not increase pressure on him to quit, says minister

Boris Johnson has not ruled out the prospect he could be issued with further fixed-penalty notices over events in Number 10 during lockdown.

The Independent UK

Space jobs in Wales more than double as sector employment grows across the UK

The first satellite developed in Wales is due launch this summer in a historic moment for the UK space industry

Birmingham Post

Sky News viewers appalled by 'car crash' interview by Welsh Secretary Simon Hart

The Secretary of State for Wales, Simon Hart, was on Sky News to talk about the UK Government's new plans for asylum seekers

Wales Online

Tory minister claims Rwanda has 'good human rights record' despite concerns from UK Government

Simon Hart attempted to defend the government's plans to send migrants to processing centres to the East African nation when they arrive on small boats in Britain.

Daily Record

Minister says 'no possibility' of sending refugees to Rwanda DAYS before scheme unveiled

Home Office minister Lord Harrington was astonished by questions about the prospect of "offshoring" asylum seekers in Rwanda - branded a 'massive distraction' from Boris Johnson's Partygate woes

Daily Mirror

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Wales Online

Former ethics chief issues apology after being fined for party during lockdown

She was among the initial group of people to be issued with an FPN following the Metropolitan Police investigation

Evening Standard

Talking Point: Is partygate still an important issue?

As the partygate saga rumbles on there is a sense is some quarters that we should just move on from the issue given the war in Ukraine and spiralling cost of living crisis now facing the country, or at least that’s what Welsh Secretary Simon Hart would have you believe.…

Daily Mirror

Top Tory says Boris Johnson should stay if fined over Partygate because we've 'moved on'

Tory MPs had been gearing up to demand Boris Johnson's resignation if he gets a Met Police Partygate fine - but not loyal Cabinet minister Simon Hart, who said 'the world has moved on a considerable distance'

Evening Standard

Emotional Zelensky visits Bucha after war crimes by Vladimir Putin’s forces

The Ukrainian president was guarded by tight security as he saw the scene of the appalling atrocities

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Wales Online

Welsh secretary Simon Hart says people have 'moved on' from partygate

He says people do not want the Prime Minister to resign

The Independent UK

Minister defends MPs employing wives amid Tory MP David Warburton allegations

The Sunday Times reported two former aides felt unable to make allegations to the MP’s office because his wife handles HR.

Daily Mirror

Partygate: Rees-Mogg insists Johnson didn't mislead MPs and blames 'inhuman' Covid rules

Jacob Rees-Mogg refused to apologise for branding the row over law-breaking Downing Street parties as 'fluff' and 'fundamentally trivial'

The Independent UK

‘World has moved on’ from partygate, minister suggests

Cabinet ministers said the war in Ukraine had dwarfed the importance of the alleged rule-breaking.

The Guardian - UK

No 10 lockdown fines ‘not most important issue’, says Rees-Mogg

Boris Johnson ally claims PM did not mislead public and defends earlier remarks calling revelations ‘fluff’

The Guardian - UK

UK politics: government’s former ethics chief apologises over ‘partygate’ Covid breach – as it happened

Latest updates: Helen MacNamara says sorry after being fined in connection with a leaving do at the Cabinet Office in June 2020

The Independent UK

David Warburton’s wife ‘standing by’ him as Tory MP accused of misconduct admitted to hospital

Politician’s wife believes ‘he’s not done anything wrong’

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