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Ex-first minister Mark Drakeford suggests Wales Office should go

Created 60 years ago, most of the powers it used to hold were transferred to Cardiff Bay in 1999.

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Ex-first minister Mark Drakeford suggests Wales Office should go

Created 60 years ago, most of the powers it used to hold were transferred to Cardiff Bay in 1999.

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Ex-first minister Mark Drakeford suggests Wales Office should go

Created 60 years ago, most of the powers it used to hold were transferred to Cardiff Bay in 1999.

Read original at BBC →

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