Council tax vote row
A bitter political row has developed in the wake of the Welsh Government's failure to pass new rules for council tax benefits
AMs row over council tax benefit proposals
A row has broken out in the Assembly tonight as AMs face being called back to the Senedd over Christmas after they refused to rush through new rules for paying council tax benefit
The Welsh government say the Treasury only told them this afternoon how much money there'd be to help more than three hundred thousand poor families in Wales. But the opposition parties said the government had been incompetent.
The Assembly isn't due to meet again until January -and ministers say a delay could deny vital help to vulnerable people.
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Agreement on council tax vote
The First Minister says he's reached agreement with Plaid Cymru and the Liberal Democrats ahead of next week's Assembly recall.
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Assembly recall after council tax vote row
The Assembly could be recalled after the Welsh Government failed to push through new council tax benefit rules