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A North Wales MS has spoken at an AEOFW (Access to Elected Office Fund Wales) ‘Disabled Access to Politics’ Event about his experience as a prominent disabled person in politics and the barriers he has faced, and emphasised the need for more disabled people to stand for election in the May 2022 local elections. Mark […]

A North Wales MS has spoken out about his experience as a disabled person in politics and the barriers he has faced.

A North Wales MS has spoken out about his experience as a disabled person in politics and the barriers he has faced.

A North Wales MS has spoken out about his experience as a disabled person in politics and the barriers he has faced.

A North Wales MS has spoken out about his experience as a disabled person in politics and the barriers he has faced.

A North Wales MS has spoken out about his experience as a disabled person in politics and the barriers he has faced.

MS for North Wales Questioning the First Minister, I quoted constituents unable to walk safely in their local areas and struggling with mental health issues due to isolation, who asked me to appeal to the Welsh Government for an extended travel rule ‘so that we can talk, cry and support’. Responding to the Health Minister’s ‘Vaccination Rollout’ Statement, I quoted constituents who contacted me asking “why is it that England are seeing consistent and indeed increasing, vaccinati...

A RHYL politician who is deputy presiding officer of the Senedd Cymru has been appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE). Margaret Ann Jones, best known as Ann, was recognised in the 2021 New Year Honours for parliamentary and public service in Wales. Ms Jones, who was brought up in Rhyl, where she has lived all her life, is the member of the Senedd (MS) for the Vale of Clwyd. Before being elected to the assembly in 1999, Ms Jones served as a Rhyl Town councillor and wa...