LNW-GW Joint
Veteran Member
The recent cabinet upheaval at Westminster has caused a shuffle of ministers.
Stephen Crabb moves from Welsh Secretary to Work and Pensions.
Alun Cairns (Mid-Glamorgan) becomes Welsh Secretary, and Guto Bebb (Aberconwy) becomes his deputy.
This is a pity, as Stephen Crabb was getting to grips with the rail brief which involves more devolution to the Welsh Government.
Issues like electrification, the South Wales Metro, and the specification/letting of the next Wales & Borders franchise are now in new Westminster hands.
Relations between Westminster and Cardiff Bay have often been fraught on these issues. Hopefully the new team will find a workable solution.
Stephen Crabb moves from Welsh Secretary to Work and Pensions.
Alun Cairns (Mid-Glamorgan) becomes Welsh Secretary, and Guto Bebb (Aberconwy) becomes his deputy.
This is a pity, as Stephen Crabb was getting to grips with the rail brief which involves more devolution to the Welsh Government.
Issues like electrification, the South Wales Metro, and the specification/letting of the next Wales & Borders franchise are now in new Westminster hands.
Relations between Westminster and Cardiff Bay have often been fraught on these issues. Hopefully the new team will find a workable solution.