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by David Nicholson and Harry Johnstone 

WELFARE cuts dominated First Minister’s Questions today as Senedd members queued up to call for transparency and condemned the impact on people in Wales.

Eluned Morgan was asked repeatedly to condemn the budget cuts affecting welfare payments and publish the risk assessment from Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall.

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