By Gwyn Loader Published 28 March 2021 Share close Share page Copy link About sharing Related Topics Welsh Parliament election 2021 The first minister has been criticised after English-only leaflets were sent in his name to some constituents ahead of May's Welsh Parliament election. They were delivered to residents in an area of Mark Drakeford's Cardiff West consistency, carrying a photograph of him with the heading "Labour news". Welsh Labour said they were sent out by the local party group and leaflets by Mr Drakeford will be bilingual. Rivals have accused the Welsh Labour leader as being "hypocritical". The Welsh government announced plans in 2016 to almost double the number of Welsh speakers from the 562,000 recorded in the 2011 census. "Leaflets coming from the first minister should be bilingual - in Welsh and English," said Cardiff West Plaid Cymru … [Read more...] about Senedd 2021: Wales’ first minister criticised over English-only leaflet