devolution
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Ap Iorwerth said the 7 May poll was the "most important election in the history of devolution".
From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026
"We are fully committed to devolution and continue to work in genuine partnership with the devolved governments, while delivering directly across the UK where we have the powers and responsibility to do so," they added.
From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026
"And so again, we've seen the devolution of the discourse. How do we come back from a place that we have fallen into?"
From Barron's • Feb. 15, 2026
She claimed that Labour had strengthened devolution "in ways that will make a tangible and positive impact for Wales and this is one of the areas where we think can do that".
From BBC • Feb. 11, 2026
The devolution scheme ascribed to Lord Dunraven, the late Captain Shaw, and others, was said to have received the viceroy's benediction.
From The Viceroys of Ireland by O'Mahony, Charles
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
