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Two Uplands councillors have joined the Welsh Liberal Democrats, strengthening the party’s position in Swansea ahead of the Senedd elections in May.
Cllr Sam Bennett has criticised the Government’s “half-pint” measures to support the hospitality sector, and said that “great swathes” of the industry are still being ignored.
The Welsh Liberal Democrats have said the crisis declared by Swansea Bay University Health Board is further proof that Wales’ NHS cannot be fixed without urgent action on social care.
Swansea Bay’s four Labour MPs voted in favour of the UK Labour Government’s proposals on Wednesday evening that would scrap the use of jury trials in England and Wales, prompting strong criticism from the local Liberal Democrats and legal experts.
In 2018, the Conservative government pulled the plug on the Swansea Bay Tidal Lagoon. With the stroke of a pen, Conservative ministers cancelled what would have been the world’s first purpose-built tidal lagoon power station; an oven-ready project.
The Welsh Liberal Democrats have slammed comments by the Conservatives suggesting they would scrap free bus passes for people aged over 60 in Wales, branding the party “hopelessly out of touch” and warning the move would hit older people’s independence.
