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Mark Drakeford

Mark Drakeford was appointed Wales' First Minister in 2018 when he replaced Carwyn Jones

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Mark Drakeford's popularity has dipped report says - here's what readers think
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It's fair to say many are unhappy with the First Minister but there is some support
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Mark Drakeford will not use 'tools of past' to improve major North Wales road
Mark Drakeford
The Welsh Government will now only build new roads under specific circumstances
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Mark Drakeford's popularity hit by 20mph speed limit controversy, new poll shows
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It has dropped in recent months for the First Minister
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Boris Johnson thought it 'wrong' to regularly meet with Mark Drakeford during Covid pandemic
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It would have looked as 'though the UK were a kind of mini EU of four nations' the former PM said
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Mark Drakeford 'attracted' to idea of vapes only being available on prescription
Health
The Welsh Government want to discourage vaping in public places - but it must rely on Westminster to bring about change
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Mark Drakeford's 'nothing unfair' about holiday home tax take sparks huge response
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The First Minister was accused of killing 'bona fide businesses but some said the levy was 'great news' for the Welsh economy
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First Minister Mark Drakeford says he wants a Wales free of Tories
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He was speaking at the Labour conference
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'They need to tread carefully' - your views on ULEZ-style charges and changing more speed limits
Welsh Government
First Minister Mark Drakeford said a congestion charge would be a last resort, and said there were 'no plans' to change other limits
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Mark Drakeford reprimanded over comments made during 20mph Senedd debate
20mph speed limit
'We all have a duty to ensure that public debate in Wales is measured, dignified and respectful'
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Mark Drakeford taunts North Wales Tory MS over apparent 20mph u-turn
Welsh Government
The First Minister quoted Janet Finch-Saunders 'common-sense' support for a lower limit in 2020
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UK Government should 'get on' with ban on American Bully XL dogs, First Minister says
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'I think it should have acted already'
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Mark Drakeford won't pause controversial 20mph speed limit rollout across Wales
Welsh Government
'Spain, which has had this policy in place over recent years, has seen a 20% reduction in urban deaths on the roads'
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Mark Drakeford says Welsh village is 'better place to live our lives' after 20mph limit introduced
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'Evidence from around the world is clear – reducing speed limits reduces collisions and saves lives'
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How do you rate Mark Drakeford?
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The Welsh First Minister divides opinion
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How 'slight and donnish' Mark Drakeford became 'probably the UK's most underrated politician'
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'His political intelligence, instincts and, frankly, sneakiness are often overlooked and underestimated'
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Wales faces 'toughest financial situation since devolution' with cuts planned
Politics
Mark Drakeford said the Welsh Government needs to make cuts to fill a £900m hole in its budget
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Mark Drakeford on 'muscular unionism' its threat to devolution and the future of the UK
Mark Drakeford
'In many ways the Johnson government was a government that hoped that the United Kingdom had stopped in about 1972'
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Mark Drakeford called 'Fuhrer' by North Wales councillor
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But the unnamed Flintshire Council who allegedly drew the comparison on a Facebook post claimed they were simply using the German word for leader
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8 laws the Welsh Government wants to make a reality in 2023
Welsh Government
It wants to expand the Senedd, change how buses work in Wales and re-evaluate the council tax paid on 1.5 million properties
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Mark Drakeford in furious clash with Welsh Tory leader over economy
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The two locked horns in the Senedd and the speaker intervened as pointing and shouting got out of hand
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Mark Drakeford 'told off for saying UK is union of four territories'
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Wales' First Minister has been a fierce advocate for what he calls 'home rule'
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Mark Drakeford passionately defends £1,600 a month payment to young refugees
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The First Minister clashed with Tory leader Andrew RT Davies who claimed the money would be going to 'criminals' across the Channel
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Mark Drakeford accused of misleading Senedd over reasons health board removed from special measures
Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
Betsi Cadwaladr health board was placed back into special measures earlier this year
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TikToker who thought Wales was in England travels to Cymru and admires Welsh 'toughness'
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Canadian Pavlina Sudrich was personally invited to visit by First Minister Mark Drakeford
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