Welsh government can't guarantee lives won't be lost in another coal tip disaster like Aberfan

Tuesday, 8 April 2025

Welsh government can't guarantee lives won't be lost in another coal tip disaster like Aberfan

It is "difficult" to give a "cast iron guarantee" that lives won't be lost because of a coal tip disaster, the deputy first minister of Wales has told Sky News.

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