Welsh first minister calls on Burnham to deliver ‘new deal’ on devolution
Rhun ap Iorwerth told the annual conference on Friday his government had a ‘clear mandate’ for devolving more powers from Westminster. Photograph: Peter Byrne/PAView image in fullscreenRhun ap Iorwerth told the annual conference on Friday his government had a ‘clear mandate’ for devolving more powers from Westminster. However, the Welsh wing of the Labour party in Westminster is generally sceptical of devolving more powers to Cardiff, especially now Labour no longer controls the Senedd.The first minister said on Friday: “I do believe the new prime minister and I both want to have a constructive and positive relationship.
- ▪Rhun ap Iorwerth told the annual conference on Friday his government had a ‘clear mandate’ for devolving more powers from Westminster.
- ▪Photograph: Peter Byrne/PAView image in fullscreenRhun ap Iorwerth told the annual conference on Friday his government had a ‘clear mandate’ for devolving more powers from Westminster.
- ▪However, the Welsh wing of the Labour party in Westminster is generally sceptical of devolving more powers to Cardiff, especially now Labour no longer controls the Senedd.The first minister said on Friday: “I do believe the new prime minist
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Rhun ap Iorwerth told the annual conference on Friday his government had a ‘clear mandate’ for devolving more powers from Westminster. Photograph: Peter Byrne/PAView image in fullscreenRhun ap Iorwerth told the annual conference on Friday his government had a ‘clear mandate’ for devolving more powers from Westminster. Photograph: Peter Byrne/PARhun ap IorwerthWelsh first minister calls on Burnham to deliver ‘new deal’ on devolutionRhun ap Iorwerth tells Plaid Cymru conference he asked PM to ‘put Wales on equal footing with Scotland as bare minimum’Bethan McKernan Wales correspondent Fri 2 Oct 2026 11.06 EDTLast modified on Fri 2 Oct 2026 12.10 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleThe Welsh first minister has formally called on Andy Burnham to deliver a “new deal” in his first address to a…
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