Aelod Senedd, Pen Y Bont Bro Morgannwg. Published & Promoted by Mark Hooper, CF63 4EE.
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Mark Hooper AS/MS retweeted
The shamelessness of this when they have only just lost power in Wales. To pretend they care about further devolution within Wales (which Plaid was always much keener on anyway). This ploy by UK Labour to block further devo to Wales is so obvious we can all see it.
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1/6 I used to be close to @WelshLabour I won't forget Rhodri's off the cuff Alfred Wallace presentation~15yrs ago, I have engaged positively with Carwyn, Mark, Vaughan & Eluned & actually worked with Ken and his team making the case for rail devolution! gov.wales/sites/default/file…
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Mark Hooper AS/MS retweeted
Some voice for Wales in cabinet you turned out to be. A 0.5% cut in real terms over a three year period and almost 10% off capital spending.
Leeds got £300 million for one train station.
This Budget gives people in Wales breathing space.
Welsh Secretary @SKinnock explains what it means for Wales.
gov.uk/government/news/budge…
Mark Hooper AS/MS retweeted
🚨 Welsh rail has been short-changed again.
UK Labour's £14bn rail promise has translated into a recycled announcement of £30m in this Autumn Budget. That doesn't even cover the cost of Cardiff Parkway Station.
Wales voted for a fairer deal from Westminster. On rail, we're still waiting to see it. 🥀
ALT Comparison of Labour's Welsh rail funding promises titled "Labour is still failing Welsh rail" £14bn promise towards 7 stations in Feb 2026 (with a photo of Keir Starmer) vs £30m re-announced which doesn't even cover 1 station in Oct 2026 (With a photo of Andy Burnham)
Mark Hooper AS/MS retweeted
Roedd sgandal HS2 yn ddigon gwael, ond mae Cymru ar ei cholled unwaith eto.
Addawodd Llafur £14 biliwn i'n rheilffyrdd, ond yr oll rydym wed'i gael yw ailgyhoeddiad o £30 miliwn.
Bydd Plaid Cymru yn parhau i sefyll dros Gymru a mynnu ein bod yn cael yr hyn sy'n ddyledus i ni.
Mark Hooper AS/MS retweeted
Wales' Deputy Transport Minister Mark Hooper described £30 million in the UK Government's Budget for Welsh rail as "an insult". The UK Government previously committed to deliver £14 billion towards rail. The Welsh Government said it wanted The Chancellor to announce £1 billion of that in his budget.
Mark Hooper AS/MS retweeted
Llywodraeth y DU yn rhwystro gweledigaeth reilffyrdd Cymru. @markjhooper yn ateb:
“Mae’n sarhad i bobl Cymru.
Mae eu methiant i fuddsoddi yn eu rhwydwaith yng Nghymru yn dangos yr angen i ddatganoli rheilffyrdd.
Mae Cymru’n haeddu cyllid teg a rhesymol.”
llyw.cymru/llywodraeth-y-du-…
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Mark Hooper AS/MS retweeted
UK Government derails Welsh rail vision. @markjhooper responds:
“It’s an insult to the people of Wales.
Their failure to invest in their network in Wales demonstrates the need for devolution of rail.
Wales deserves fair and reasonable funding”
gov.wales/uk-government-dera…
Mark Hooper AS/MS retweeted
The UK Government will try to present today's Budget as a win for Wales. The reality?
Once inflation is taken into account, this is still a real-terms cut to our funding.
Finance Minister Elin Jones's full response👇
gov.wales/statement-from-the…
Mark Hooper AS/MS retweeted
Following today's UK Government budget announcement and its implications for Wales, Cabinet Minister for Finance Elin Jones said:
“This is a real-terms cut dressed up as a windfall. The UK Government will try to present today's budget as a win for Wales. It isn't."
Mark Hooper AS/MS retweeted
£450m over three years sounds impressive until you look at the detail.
Wales would have needed a further £350m in 2027-28 alone just to avoid a real-terms cut to day-to-day spending.
This underwhelming Budget delivers the worst funding settlement for Wales in years.
Mark Hooper AS/MS retweeted
Labour promised a reset in the relationship between Wales and Westminster 🏴
Today's Budget suggests the Treasury hasn't got the memo 🥀
ALT The UK Prime Minister and Chancellor with a Welsh flag behind them and text "Another Labour Budget: Another raw deal for Wales".
ALT A Notes App style graphic: "- A real-terms cut to Wales’ budget Rising costs mean Wales will have less money to spend on vital public services. - No meaningful investment in rail Labour promised £14billion, yet this Budget delivers just £30million - that’s just 0.2%! - Poor cost of living support With energy bills set to rise by 27% in the new year, the support doesn’t go far enough. Wales faces some of the highest electricity charges in Britain!"
Mark Hooper AS/MS retweeted
Plaid Cymru has labelled today's Budget 'the worst funding settlement for Wales in years', with no 'meaningful progress on longstanding injustices' proving that Wales is little more than an 'afterthought' to UK Labour nation.cymru/news/where-is-t…
Mark Hooper AS/MS retweeted
The Welsh Government has urged the Chancellor to bring forward £1 billion of promised rail investment in a Budget it describes as a ‘moment of truth’ for Wales wp.me/p8Mk4U-1waC
Shameful and cowardly in equal measure, and yet so very, very predictable.
nation.cymru/news/reform-ms-…
Mark Hooper AS/MS retweeted
It's time for a Budget that works for Wales.
Ahead of tomorrow's UK Budget, Plaid Cymru is calling on Westminster to deliver a fairer deal for the people of Wales. ✊
Oh *this* fella is Brunte...
One less cowardly troll hiding behind a pseudonym, eh
nation.cymru/news/reforms-di…
