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[Andrew RT Davies @AndrewRTDavies]

Plaid Cymru separatists’ flawed budget was voted down this week.

To be clear, I make no apologies for doing so.

I was elected to represent the Vale of Glamorgan and Bridgend after making a clear and unequivocal pledge that I would not prop up a party that wants to break up Britain.

It’s a promise I will not break.

The separatists, by contrast, are facing the consequences of making a series of election pledges they had no intention of keeping.

The result? A total shambles.

The British Government in Westminster has given the new Plaid Cymru separatist administration an extra £340 million in school funding.

But the separatists refuse to pass it onto schools.

Local schools face a significant funding shortfall.

They face huge cost pressures around ALN in particular.

While I agree ALN needs significant reform, schools are currently required to follow a series a frameworks imposed on them from above.

They must therefore be provided with sufficient resources to comply.

If they aren’t, corners will be cut on things like school maintenance to make up the shortfall.

That cannot be allowed to happen.

[Plaid Cymru Exposed 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @PlaidExposed]

Odd that WalesOnline are attempting to smear Reform’s Joe Martin as the most disagreeable politician in Wales simply for saying things that Plaid didn’t like.

The reason they walked out was because they feel they’re above scrutiny and needn’t entertain it.

Another case of bias?

[Ant @antonthom40]

@WelshLabour Obnoxious clown!

[Welsh Labour @WelshLabour]

A statement from Welsh Labour Local Authority Leaders:

“As Council Leaders, we are concerned at the lack of allocation for Additional Learning Needs in the Welsh Government Budget, following the assignment of SEND funding in England which resulted in £330million of consequential funding to Welsh Government.

We are alarmed by statements from Welsh Government Ministers on Tuesday that appeared to suggest that there would be no funding for ALN if the supplementary budget was not passed.

A lack of funding for ALN will have real consequences. For the much-needed provision for young people in Wales with additional needs. For hard pressed school and council budgets. For other services that councils will need to cut, or for council tax if that is needed to bridge the gap.

Education is the ultimate preventative spend - especially providing for learners with additional needs, as unmet needs in school result in lasting harm into adulthood and greater dependence on public services.

This is about provision for some of the most vulnerable young people in Wales, those with ALN.
The impacts on the economic wellbeing of Wales for a generation will be hugely damaging without sustained and realistic investment in the education of our young people.

We therefore call on Welsh Government to reconsider and provide a minimum of £100million per year to help schools provide for learners with additional needs.
ALN funding provided will be passed on in full to our schools to support our most vulnerable learners.��

[Ant @antonthom40]

@piersmorgan 👀👀👀

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@themichaelowen 4-1 seriously?

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@piersmorgan 😂😂😂😂

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@Kiera__Marshall Plaid has raised our council tax over 12% that’s not looking after our community!

[Dan Thomas MS @DanWalesReform]

Wow! Free tampons in the men's toilets in the Senedd to tackle "period poverty"
That'll be welcome news for the grand total of 0 blokes who get periods!

[Welsh Labour @WelshLabour]

FACT CHECK: Plaid Cymru's claims about Wales' finances are false.

Labour left funding for schools, hospitals and transport - not a financial mess. Here's the truth. 👇

[Ant @antonthom40]

@UTD_Seth001 And this isn’t a pen ?

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@UTD_Seth001

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@StokeyyG2 And this isn’t a pen

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@StokeyyG2

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@brfootball Nor here!

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@brfootball

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@Footballtweet

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@Rufus_45

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@TheAthleticFC

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@eurofootcom