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Assembly votes to back Wales Bill
Assembly Members have voted to back the Wales Bill in today's Assembly vote, which gives them more powers but also allows confirms the role of ministers at Westminster in devolution.
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AMs back Wales Bill in Assembly vote
Assembly Members have voted to back the Wales Bill in today's Assembly vote. The vote was 38-17 in favour of the bill.
The Assembly's right to rename itself a parliament is one of the powers unambiguously given to Cardiff Bay by the Wales Bill.
The main concern of Plaid Cymru - and many in Labour who've agreed to swallow their doubts - is that because law and justice won't be devolved, the Assembly's ability to legislate will be curtailed.
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Divisions in Assembly on Wales Bill vote
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Labour AMs decide to back Wales Bill
Labour AMs have agreed to back the UK Government's Wales Bill when it's debated in the Senedd today.
Although the bill includes significant new powers for the Assembly, the Welsh Government has argued that it also gives ministers at Westminster new opportunities to curtail devolution.
The UK Government had made it clear that it would not over-ride the Assembly if it refused legislative consent for the Wales Bill to be passed. It also said that a new deal with the Treasury on how the Welsh Government is funded would be dropped if the bill did not go ahead.
The decision to back the bill was taken at a meeting of the Assembly Labour group on Monday evening.
As the Conservatives are also committed to supporting the UK Government's legislation, it now seems certain to pass when the vote's taken in the Senedd tomorrow.
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Divisions in Assembly on Wales Bill vote
The party groups decide their positions for this afternoon's crucial vote on whether to support the Wales Bill.