How we’re going to end period poverty in Wales

‘Period poverty’ – it’s a phrase that only a couple of years ago barely even existed.

Yet, that all changed last March when the media reported of girls in Leeds who had routinely been missing school because they couldn’t afford menstrual products.

People’s reaction was, understandably, a mix of shock and disbelief. How on earth have we reached a point, in this day and age, where young people are having to miss out on education because they can’t afford essential sanitary products?

A survey by Plan International UK found that 1 in 10 girls had been unable to afford sanitary products.

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Layla Moran calls for Marriage Equality in Northern Ireland

The Oxford West and Abingdon MP will sponsor Labour MP Conor McGinn’s Marriage (Same Sex Couples) (Northern Ireland) Bill in the House of Commons on Wednesday (28th March), along with Conservative MP Nick Herbert and the Green Party’s Caroline Lucas.

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Leave liars must now come clean

Vote Leave got away with lying about money for the NHS, visas for Commonwealth citizens and much more, but now the truth about the Brexit deal is emerging, they won’t be able to lie anymore.

Astonishing claims have emerged today that suggests Leave campaigns worked together overspend during the European Referendum. If true, this could be illegal.

Documents released by a new campaign group alongside evidence from whistle-blower Shahmir Sanni, suggest that Vote Leave, the official campaign, and BeLeave, a youth targeting group run by two young graduates, worked closely together during the referendum, despite Electoral Commission rules which forbid that sort of collusion.

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The British people must not be cheated

Tonight’s revelations on Channel 4 News and in The Guardian are stunning.

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If Cambridge Analytica misled Parliament they must be held to account

Cambridge Analytica worked with Brexit campaign group leave.eu, according to a former senior member of staff at the company.

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