Posted 2/1/2024, 4:36:00 PM
Welsh government's plan to expand Senedd membership sparks criticism over representation
- Plans to increase number of Senedd members from 60 to 96 cleared first hurdle on Tuesday
- Commons Leader Penny Mordaunt "shocked" by expansion plans and said equivalent move in Westminster would mean over 2,000 MPs
- Mordaunt said answer is "seldom more politicians" but rather more GPs, teachers, etc.
- Welsh government spokesperson said changes will "strengthen democracy" and "create a modern Senedd better able to represent Wales"
- Wales "most under-represented country in the UK" according to Welsh government; UK government cut Welsh MPs from 40 to 32