James Evans MS writes for the local Beacon - September Sunday, 1 September, 2024 With The Boundary Commission recently publishing their initial proposals on how Senedd constituencies will look in 2026, I wish to reiterate my opposition to these plans. I have consistently argued against them from the day they were announced by the Welsh Labour Government and voted against them at every opportunity. The Senedd Cymru (Members and Elections) Act has instructed the Commission to... Articles
Statement - James Evans MS opposes Welsh Government plan to expand the Senedd. 12th March 2022 Wales does not need more politicians. The Welsh Labour Government is working with coalition partners, Plaid Cymru, to expand the Senedd and have more... Senedd News
Brecon and Radnorshire Conservatives respond to Council Tax rise 5th March 2022 Powys County Council met this week to debate the council tax for the next year. The Independent led coalition sadly agreed to increase council tax by 3.39%... Local News
Fay Jones column 1st March 2022 Recently I had the honour to welcome The Australian High Commissioner Right Honourable George Brandis QC to Brecon and Radnorshire. His Excellency is the... Local News
Brecon and Radnorshire MS James represents the Senedd in Rugby Clash 28th February 2022 Saturday 26th February 2022 saw the much-anticipated return of the House of Commons/Lords vs Senedd Rugby fixture at Richmond in London. Every year these teams... Senedd News
Catching up with your MS - James Evans 24th February 2022 It has been a busy and varied couple of months as your Senedd Member for Brecon and Radnorshire. In early January I was delighted to meet with Sharon Hammond... Local News
MS meets with Transport for Wales and Network Rail in Llandrindod Wells 14th February 2022 Following on from James Evans MS recent debate in the Senedd about rural transport, James has followed this up with a meeting with Transport for Wales and... Local News
MP and MS welcome Environment Minister to Builth Wells. 11th February 2022 Brecon and Radnorshire’s MP and MS last week welcomed UK Government ministers to Builth Wells as part of their campaign to clean up the river Wye and Usk. UK... Local News
Brecon and Radnorshire Conservatives oppose local school closures 8th February 2022 Brecon and Radnorshire Conservatives have spoken of their disappointment following Powys County Council's unanimous decision to close Llanfihangel Rhydithon... Local News
James Evans pushes for improvements to rural transport 31st January 2022 Last week James Evans led a debate in the Senedd pushing for improvements to rural transport across Wales. The debate received support across the chamber, with... Local News
Less safe, more strain, fewer opportunities – new analysis reveals what will happen to your child’s education under Corbyn 29th November 2019 New analysis has revealed the true threat of Corbyn’s Labour to our country’s schools. National News
Only the Conservatives will protect standards in our schools 28th November 2019 A Conservative majority government will give Ofsted greater powers and more money to improve discipline in classrooms and bolster school standards, under new... National News
Ed Miliband falsely claiming to back Brexit to his leave voting constituents 28th November 2019 On the day it emerged that Labour are relaunching their general election campaign strategy to focus on leave voting areas, it can be revealed that their former... National News
Conservatives to launch new plan to tackle addiction 28th November 2019 A Conservative majority Government will launch a new initiative to drive down drug related deaths and tackle addiction head on, Health Secretary Matt Hancock... National News
To unleash our full potential, we need women more than ever 28th November 2019 On the 100th anniversary of the first female MP taking her seat in the House of Commons, Prime Minister Boris Johnson has celebrated the contribution of female... National News
Jeremy Corbyn’s policy of continuing free movement with the EU would cost over £4 billion in benefits 27th November 2019 New analysis has revealed that Jeremy Corbyn’s plan to continue free movement with EU countries would cost DWP over £4 billion in extra benefit costs over the... National News