Hain pays tribute to Gwenda Thomas after she steps down as Deputy Minister

Neath MP and former Cabinet Minister Peter Hain has paid tribute to his Assembly colleague Gwenda Thomas after her decision to stand down from her role as Deputy Minister of Social Services.

Speaking after the announcement he said, ‘Gwenda can be proud of having done a fantastic job, sad though it is for her to be stepping down. Gwenda worked tirelessly and passionately to improve social services taking through the ground-breaking Social Services Bill. Nobody could have done that portfolio better.’