Welsh Labour councillor quits party over benefit cuts

Welsh Labour councillor quits party over benefit cuts

Anthony Wedlake. Photo via X A Welsh Labour councillor has quit the party in protest at the £4.8billion of benefit cuts announced last week by the Chancellor Rachel Reeves in her Spring Statement. Wrexham councillor Anthony Wedlake, confirmed his resignation on Sunday and says he will instead sit as a councillor of the Trade Unionist and Socialist Coalition (TUSC). Core values Councillor Wedlake said: “The Labour Party under Keir Starmer’s leade…

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