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Hunt's Autumn statement dominates Senedd FMQs
Chancellor of the exchequer Jeremy Hunt

THE impact of Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s autumn statement reverberated throughout First Minister’s questions today as Senedd members lined up to ask about its impact on Wales.

Plaid Cymru’s Heledd Fychan wanted a progress report on the 29 recommendations made by the Welsh government’s expert group on the cost-of-living crisis.

Mark Drakeford said that progress had been made on “housing and homelessness, income maximisation and reducing the cost of the school day.”

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