Labour has decided to place itself even more to the right of centre with its proposed welfare reforms. I challenge any Welsh Labour politicians to defend and support these proposals to brow-beat the unemployed. I also challenge the contenders for the leadership of the Labour Party in the Senedd to make unequivocally clear whether they support these proposed reforms or not. It is quite...
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