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Plaid Cymru MP calls for government-led campaign to halt rural population decline

Wales should follow example of Western Australia in attracting doctors and nurses, says Ben Lake MP Plaid Cymru MP for Ceredigion Preseli, Ben Lake, has said that Wales should follow the lead of regions like Western Australia in attracting workers to fill skill shortages in public services through promotional campaigns.
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King’s Speech: Plaid Cymru table amendment to deliver fair funding for Welsh public services

Ben Lake MP says party is being a ‘serious and constructive opposition’ to Labour UK Government Plaid Cymru Treasury spokesperson, Ben Lake MP, has today (Tuesday 16 July) tabled an amendment to the King’s Speech to put Welsh public services “back on a sustainable footing” through a needs-based funding formula.
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Plaid Cymru urges immediate restoration of funding for UN Palestinian refugee agency

Ben Lake MP writes to Foreign Secretary urging restoration of UK’s UNRWA funding Plaid Cymru Foreign Affairs Spokesperson, Ben Lake MP, has today (Thursday 11 July) issued a call to the newly appointed Secretary of State for Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Affairs, David Lammy MP, to urgently restore funding for the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA). This appeal comes in response to the severe humanitarian crisis currently unfolding in Gaza.
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