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Plaid call for pay rise for health and social care staff

Plaid Cymru have called for pay rises to all NHS and social care staff in recognition of their work during the Coronavirus crisis.

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Covid-19 concerns as deaths in Wales’s adult care homes double in April

Figures obtained by Plaid Cymru show that deaths in Adult Care Homes in Wales have more than doubled in April compared with the corresponding period last year.

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Health Minister accused of "rewriting history" on Coronavirus testing target

Plaid Cymru’s Shadow Health Minister Rhun ap Iorwerth AM has said Health Minister Vaughan Gething was choosing to “rewrite history” rather than address the fact that his Government was “woefully behind schedule with testing”.

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Plaid backs motor neurone disease shielding calls

Welsh Government needs to make every effort to ensure the most vulnerable groups in society are shielded throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, Plaid Cymru has said.

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Plaid Cymru lodges formal complaint to European Commission over PPE discrimination

Plaid Cymru Leader Adam Price has today written to the President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, to lodge a formal complaint in light of reports that the Public Health England has allegedly instructed the main domestic suppliers of PPE in the UK that they may not sell certain high-demand items to care homes outside England.

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Welsh Government slammed for "complex, shambolic" testing system as 5,000 target set to be missed

Plaid Cymru have hit out at the Welsh Government’s “complex and shambolic” Covid-19 testing system as the target to reach 5,000 tests a day by tomorrow is set to be missed.

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Plaid Cymru call for a further economic support for Welsh agriculture

Plaid Cymru’s Treasury and Environment and Rural Affairs Spokesperson, Ben Lake MP, has called for a “focussed package of economic support” for agriculture, as lockdown measures mean Welsh farmers could lose an entire year of income.

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Welsh Government must reach out internationally for PPE procurement

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Fine people for £1,000 for non-essential travel says Plaid Leader, Adam Price

Fines should be a “real-deterrent” to people not respecting non-essential travel ban says Plaid Leader Adam Price

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Airbnb decision welcome, but all bookings must now be cancelled – Hywel Williams MP

Plaid Cymru has today welcomed Airbnb’s decision to stop taking bookings that start on or before April 18, in response to pressure by Plaid Cymru and others.

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