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Senedd Hears First Minister ‘Failed to Declare Interest’
- In 2024, First Minister Eluned Morgan was found to have violated Senedd rules by not disclosing her membership in Unite the Union during remarks concerning the Port Talbot Tata steel plant.
- The breach occurred because Senedd members must declare any relevant interest, including financial ones like the £3,500 she received, before participating in proceedings.
- Standards Commissioner Douglas Bain released a report today confirming the breach but stating there is no evidence that her registered interests influenced her contribution as first minister.
- Bain emphasized that the key question was not if her interests actually affected her contribution, but if it could be reasonably perceived by others that they did, highlighting that Unite had more than 1,000 local members.
- The cross-party standards committee found the breach was inadvertent, recommended no further action, and called for clearer guidance on declaring interests and including dates on the register.
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First Minister fails to declare interest on money received as a member of a Trade Union
Wales' first minister Eluned Morgan failed to declare an interest as a member of a trade union from which she received £3,500, the Senedd's standards commissioner found. Baroness Morgan was found to have breached a rule by failing to declare her membership of Unite the Union during a 2024 statement on the Tata steelworks in Port
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