Wales Economy Minister and a former solicitor, was born in zambia and will become wales and europes first black leader. In his Acceptance Speech after being voted as the new Welsh Labour Leader, he highlighted the historic nature of his win. Thank you to the staff, the team, the procedures committee. Mark was the right leader at the right time in the epidemic. In the pandemic. But too little said about the heart that went into it. The deep and unwavering devotion fairness, two wheels as a community. As a fabric and families. At the hardest of times he made as feel safer, he made us feel proud. And he always made everyone aware that we each have a part to play in our national story. There is no greater legacy than that. Thank you, mark, for everything that you have done for everything that you have done for our party, and more importantly, for our party, and more importantly, for our party, and more importantly, for our country. And, jeremy, we have been cabinet colleagues, political al
Today, we turn a page in the book of our nations history. A history that we write together. Notjust because i have the honour of becoming the first black leader in any european country, but because a generational dial has jumped, too. Devolution is not something i have had to get used to, or to apologise for. Devolution, welsh solutions to welsh problems and opportunities, is in my blood. It is what i have always known through my adult political life. Thats the same for a growing number of our citizens. I want us to use this moment as a Starting Point for a more confident march into the future. A march into the future on behalf of a generation that too often is being asked to Pick Up The Pieces and the bill for those who came before them. In wales it often takes the worst times to get the best out of us. In adversity, you cant match us. We will be there. Fighting tooth and nail for the will be there. Fighting tooth and nailfor the impossible will be there. Fighting tooth and nail for t
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Live in east jerusalem. The United Nations and the us have expressed concern about israels plans for a military operation in rafah. The city, at the south western edge of gaza, has seen the arrival of hundreds of thousands of palestinians taking refuge from the fighting elsewhere in the strip. The Israeli Military had previously urged civilians to go there but now, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he has approved plans for an assault on hamas militants believed to be based there. The un issued this warning. I think the consequences of a Ground Operation in rafah under the current circumstances would be catastrophic for the people of gaza, for the palestinians. It would be catastrophic for the humanitarian situation. It would be catastrophic or around. The us is one of israels most important supporters but it seems that the Israeli Government has not shared details of the planned assault on rafah with officials in washington. Heres Us National Security council spokesman, john kirb