The Green leader, who is Jewish, made the remarks as part of his campaign in the Holborn and St Pancras byelection
The new Labour party leader in Wales, Ken Skates, has been speaking to PA Media ahead of the party conference, saying that he does not believe Labour is a spent political force in Wales, despite the poor showing in the most recent Senedd election.
He told the agency:
Building a party of the future that is forward-looking, ambitious, exciting, and puts the power that needs to go to people right at the centre of everything we do, it’s not going to be a sprint.
This is a marathon. I’m a runner myself like Andy Burnham is, and I’m determined to make sure that we recover in time for the next election, and that we are in decent health next May for the local elections.
Nataliya Rumyantseva is hosting her mother, the first Ukrainian to arrive in the UK after the war started. She said the changes were likely to have a significant impact.
“When refugees arrive here from Ukraine, they are shellshocked and need time to adapt and learn the language. If hosting changes to become a more commercial rental arrangement, I think that’s cruel.”
