20mph: Tory vote of no confidence in Lee Waters fails
The minister behind Wales’ slower speed limit has survived a vote of no confidence in the Senedd.
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The minister behind Wales’ slower speed limit has survived a vote of no confidence in the Senedd.
The government's deputy climate change minister survived the vote by 42 votes to 16. The motion laid by the Welsh Conservatives was criticised by some, as Senedd members claimed it would "personalise politics".
Sir Ed Davey has hinted he would be prepared to do a deal with Labour to keep the Tories out of government - but would not say that he wanted to rejoin the EU. Rishi Sunak has been warned that scrapping the northern leg of HS2 would be "abandoning" the North.
Ed Davey says it should be easier for people to exempt roads in their areas from speed reduction.
Only half of immediately life-threatening ambulance calls in Wales last month were attended within the eight-minute target.