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.
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.
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.
As the party who delivered devolution for Wales we have rightly adopted a challenging, but responsible approach towards the passage of the Wales Bill.
This is not the Bill we would have developed and it is not the Bill that Wales deserves. However, on balance this legislation will give the country more constitutional certainty and the fiscal framework in particular represents a real step forward.
After a considered debate, the Labour Group has decided to vote in favour of allowing the UK Government to proceed.
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