As a subscriber, you are shown 80% less display advertising when reading our articles. The Sun website is regulated by the Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO), Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. Between November 1 and 17, 2016, he communicated with a girl he believed to be just fifteen years of age on Facebook, discussing potential travel arrangements for her to come to Cardiff. Cardiff Crown Court heard he forced a 22-year-old woman onto a bed and repeatedly spanked her with a leather paddle, leaving her with considerable bruising. @WelshGovernment @UKLabour @LibDems It must be the first time in the history of Great Britain that going to the office has become illegal. Mr Drakeford worked as a probation officer and with the charity Barnardos before entering academia and becoming a professor at Cardiff University. As a general rule, politicians on the Left, whether in Britain or the rest of Europe, have shown themselves more eager to embrace hardline anti-Covid measures than their counterparts on the Right. Mr Drakeford has since served in a number of cabinet roles firstly as health and social services minister from 2013 until the 2016 Assembly Election. Unsurprisingly, owners of already struggling hospitality venues are up in arms. Those ads you do see are predominantly from local businesses promoting local services. Jonathan Drakeford, 31, subjected his victim to "degradation and humiliation" during the sex attack at a property in Cardiff. The behind-the-scenes S4C documentary Prif Weinidog mewn Pandemig (First Minister in a Pandemic) caught Mr Drakeford calling Mr Johnson "really, really awful". CLARE DRAKEFORD, the wife of Waless First Minister Mark Drakeford died "suddenly", the Welsh Government announced yesterday. The son of one of Welsh Labour's most senior politicians was today jailed for more than eight years for raping a woman in a deliberately 'cruel and degrading' attack. Clare Drakeford, wife of Wales' First Minister Mark Drakeford, has died suddenly at the age of 71, the Welsh government has said. Explore in 3D: The dazzling crown that makes a king. The last time I looked, it was still part of Britain. 4 10 24 AT @ToucheAdrian Dec 28, 2021 Replying to @TalkTV and @nickdebois what words will be next for @MarkDrakeford to ban? First Minister Mark Drakeford will meet with fellow Welsh Government ministers on Monday as the people of Wales wait to discover if further restrictions will be imposed across the country. Hospitality venues will be limited to table service, and customers must wear face masks except when seated. But there may be another reason why Mark Drakeford is so keen to restrict the freedoms of the people in the country that he surprisingly leads, and that could be because hes so used to seeing his own flesh and blood spend life without freedom. Mark Drakeford passionately defends 1,600 a month payment to young refugees Welsh farmer killed by bull while he was working alongside wife and son. Did you know with a Digital Subscription to Lancashire Evening Post, you can get unlimited access to the website including our premium content, as well as benefiting from fewer ads, loyalty rewards and much more. To get the latest email updates from WalesOnline, including our daily Wales Matters briefing on the major issues affecting the nation click here. Judge Furness said: You hit her on at least six occasions with the leather paddle and with your hands. It seems to have become something of a taboo subject these days. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. Her purpose is to wrong-foot him so that the Scottish people will think her a more competent and plausible leader. "The entire Scottish Labour family sends our love and condolences. In September 2020, the first ministers of Wales and Scotland both said Mr Johnson was failing to talk to them directly. Part of the Daily Mail, The Mail on Sunday & Metro Media Group, Dangerous TikTok challenge leaves star football player, 16, disfigured and 'unrecognizable' with horrific burns after he used lighter and spray can to make homemade BLOWTORCH which exploded, Doctors sound alarm over mysterious outbreak of BRAIN infections in Nevada kids - and they believe it's linked to COVID lockdowns, Best of frenemies? Mark Drakeford has been confirmed as the new first minister after a vote in the Welsh Assembly. Thank you Expose for acknowledging that there really IS something called The Common Cold! Jonathan Although Carwyn Jones had repeatedly said he would make a decision on the scheme before he left office, earlier this week it was revealed this had been delayed, probably until next year. I have received $18376 last month. These adverts enable local businesses to get in front of their target audience the local community. Dad 'collapses in grief' after his only son, 8, is hit and killed by a car. The sex fiend, whose dad is favourite to take over as Welsh First Minister, also earlier admitted trying to arrange to meet a 15-year-old girl for sex A TOP Labour politicians son was jailed yesterday for rape. Jonathan Drakeford, 31, whose dad Mark is the Welsh governments finance minister, hit his victim with a paddle during the attack. Enter your email address to subscribe to The Expos for regular updates We need your help! 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Mr Drakeford, who is styled First Minister, claimed yesterday that no one was fined when similar legislation was in force earlier in the pandemic. A crowd of around 150 gathered outside the politicians private residence in a street near to the city centre with chants calling for him to be arrested. FINALLY starts evacuating citizens from Sudan: Buses carrying 300 Americans leave war-torn Khartoum as Biden administration faces questions of it's taken so long, NFL Draft: Will Levis is FINALLY taken, going to the Titans at No. The University community is saddened to hear of the sudden death of Mrs Clare Drakeford. There will be nothing further to add to this statement on this personal and private matter., Subscribe now to make sure you receive the latest uncensored news in your inbox, WE URGENTLY NEED YOUR HELPWere not funded by the Government to publish lies & propaganda on their behalf like the mainstream media.Instead, we rely solely on our support. That's as far as my thinking has developed on this issue. Mr Drakeford has said his top priority as first minister would be to support children living in poverty. The University of Wales Trinity Saint David has today sent their condolences following the news of Clare Drakeford's passing. Drakeford also admitted trying to meet a 15-year-old girl for sex but was snared by paedophile hunters. Please report any comments that break our rules. Preston babies: these are nine of the beautiful bundles of joy born at Royal Preston Hospital in April, Husband sees 86-year-old wife critically injured when her mobility scooter collides with car in Bispham. Kind regards, Dawn Blackamore, Vera Sharav at the German Corona Inquiry Committee 2021/03/19 The court heard the defendant believed he was contacting a 15-year-old girl via Facebook. He received by far the greatest number of nominations, leading some to raise concerns this was limiting the number of candidates who could make it onto the ballot paper. Published. OUR FIGHT TO SURVIVE MARK Drakeford has been named as the new leader of the Welsh Labour and presumptive new first minister. The former Prime Minister,Boris Johnson, released a tribute to the Drakeford family. 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In a statement released to BBC Wales after his son was convicted last week, Mark Drakeford said: "This has been a distressing period for our family. British charity medic Kevin Cornwell detained by Taliban and locked up in basement of secret prison, This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google, This website and its associated newspaper are members of Independent Press Standards Organisation (IPSO). The rapist's father isMark Drakeford AM, the frontrunner to become the next first minister of Wales. If you like what we do then please make sure we Jonathan Drakeford, senior politician Mark Drakefords son has been charged and jailed for a rape conviction. The rules are full of contradictions. My thoughts are with you and your family. For other inquiries, Contact Us. The son of Welsh First Minister Mark Drakeford was sentenced to more than eight and a half years behind bars in 2018 after being found guilty of rape and assault. Drakeford, from Fairwater, Cardiff, was jailed for eight years and eight months. None of he culprits ordered to pay compensation to the families of the victims. Judge Jonathan Furness QC told Drakeford his victim suffered degradation and humiliation during the attack in November 2016. Drakeford, son of Welsh Labour leadership front-runner Mark Drakeford, was found guilty of rape and assault occasioning actual bodily harm following a trial earlier this week. It takes a lot of thought to get this right. "We all know the huge benefits that sports can offer, and we all, I'm sure, want to ensure trans athletes can participate in sport. The views expressed in the contents above are those of our users and do not necessarily reflect the views of MailOnline. Dame Rosemary Butler, former Newport West AM and Assembly presiding officer, Bob Wellington, former leader of Torfaen County Borough Council and the Welsh Local Government Association. The nationalist party's Northern Ireland leader Michelle O'Neill says she will come to Westminster Abbey on May 6 out of respect for the divided territory's pro-UK unionists. Subscribe to our newsletter to get the day's top stories sent directly to you. The son of Welsh First Minister Mark Drakeford was sentenced to more than eight and a half years behind bars in 2018 after being found guilty of rape and assault. Taking to Twitter, the University wrote: ''The University community is saddened to hear of the sudden death of Mrs Clare Drakeford. The 66-year-old died suddenly today however her cause of death is not yet known. 2016 In a reshuffle after the 2016 election, he became Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government. Our thoughts are with all those caught up in it, especially the victim. But it is very definitely not the policy of the devolved administrations in Scotland and Wales, which are delving into their familiar holdall of coercive (and usually ineffective) restrictions. Nevertheless, it is there on the statute book in a part of the United Kingdom, even if the authorities are unable or reluctant to enforce it. Farm Heroes Saga, the #4 Game on iTunes. He has also criticised "short sighted" cuts to Universal Credit. The Presiding Officer of the Senedd, Ceredigion MS Elin Jones, said: "As a Senedd we are deeply saddened to learn of Clare Drakeford's passing. Drakeford, son of Welsh Labour leadership front-runner Mark Drakeford, was found guilty of rape and assault occasioning actual bodily harm following a trial In fact it is almost forbidden to mention this genocide in main stream media platforms. Play it now! Clare Drakeford had been married to Mark Drakeford since 1977 and they had three children together. The people of Scotland and Wales wont thank their leaders for another round of painful restrictions if they see the good citizens of England faring perfectly well without them. & KEEP US ONLINE Jonathan Drakeford had attacked his victim with a paddle before raping her in Cardiff in November 2016. Jonathan Drakeford, 31, whose dad Mark is the Welsh governments finance minister, hit his "It is a difficult area where people feel very strongly on different sides of an argument, and an argument that divides people who agree on most other things. Before his trial Drakeford also pleaded guilty to attempting to arrange or facilitate the commission of a child sex offence, after discussing having sex with a Facebook user who purported to be a 15-year-old girl. The ability to comment on our stories is a privilege, not a right, however, and that privilege may be withdrawn if it is abused or misused. Data returned from the Piano 'meterActive/meterExpired' callback event. Mark Drakeford, who is favourite to become First Minister when Carwyn Jones steps down in December, did not attend his son's sentencing but released a statement on Wednesday saying: 'This has been a very distressing period for our family. He said he expected they read the data, but they werent prepared to act on it. In a statement, a spokesperson for the Welsh government said: It is with deep sadness that we confirm the sudden passing of Clare Drakeford, reportedly 66, wife of the first minister. Yet we still dont know how serious the wave of Omicron sweeping the country will be. A fine for going to work! You humiliated her this was all about you exercising your dominance over her said Judge Jonathan Furness QC. contact the editor here. Comments have been closed on this article. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. The 66-year-old had been married to the minister for 46 years and they had three children together. The fine will apply to employees who travel into England to work even though it is not unlawful over the border. No more please. Drakeford then "humiliated" her by gagging her with her own underwear before raping her. Ms Wilks said it was likely the profile actually belonged to an online vigilante who reported Drakeford to the police. "There will nothing further to add to this statement on this personal and private matter.". So when the Austrian government recently announced compulsory vaccinations against Covid-19, many of us will have reflected that they do things differently south of Calais. People in Wales could be fined 60 for going to their office under new coronavirus laws if they are able to work from home. THE son of a senior politician tipped to be the next Welsh Labour leader and first minister was jailed for nearly nine years after being found guilty of rape. The 31-year-old was found guilty of one count of rape and one count of assault occasioning actual bodily harm against a vulnerable woman in her 20s. BY SUPPORTING US TODAY. Then approach them with the evidence. This broadly confirms what South African scientists have been saying for the past three weeks. Everybody should carefully watch this documentary: contact IPSO here, 2001-2023. "On behalf of the whole Labour Party, I send our deepest condolences to Mark and all the family. Drakeford, from Fairwater, Cardiff, was jailed for eight years and eight months. Jonathan Drakeford, 31, whose dad Mark is the Welsh governments finance minister, hit his victim with a paddle during the attack. Family's heartbreak at Putin critic's 25-year jail term. Mr Drakeford, who is styled First Minister, claimed yesterday that no one was fined when similar legislation was in force earlier in the pandemic. The government in Cardiff has amended legislation to make attending a workplace unnecessarily a criminal offence. The woman said: 'I don't feel myself any more'. we couldnt do what we do without your support. You are 100% right Mary. Advertisement In 2018 it was reported that Jonathan Drakeford, the son of Welsh Finance Minister and possible Labor leader Mark Drakeford, had been convicted of rape and assault. A Welsh Government spokesperson said: "It is with deep sadness that we confirm the sudden passing of Clare Drakeford, wife of the First Minister. Prosecutor Wendy Brady said of his crimes: Jonathan Drakeford took advantage of this womans vulnerabilities to indulge his sexual fantasies. He had also beaten her with a leather paddle - and his bare hands - leaving her covered in bruises.
