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Pushing ahead in Wales
David Nicholson speaks to Welsh Labour leader MARK DRAKEFORD about his plans for green energy, a trial of universal basic income and the upcoming constitutional convention
Welsh Labour leader Mark Drakeford

FIRST MINISTER of Wales Mark Drakeford has opinion poll results that show him to be the most trusted party leader in Britain.

His reception at Labour Party conference in Brighton earlier this month bolstered this even more as Drakeford received a standing ovation before he had started speaking.

When I asked him about the rapturous reception he received, Drakeford merely observes that he was glad he managed to get away from Brighton without catching Covid-19.

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