First minister Eluned Morgan to ‘call out’ UK Labour welfare cuts

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First minister Eluned Morgan to ‘call out’ *** Labour ******** cuts

Gareth Lewis

Political editor, BBC Wales News

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First Minister Eluned Morgan will “call out” *** government ******** cuts but will stop short of demanding they be scrapped

In her speech, which marks a year until polling day, Morgan will bill next year’s Senedd election as a “battle for the future of Wales”.

She will admit that polls are tight and that with “the rise of Reform and the risks of a divided left vote, the future of Wales is at stake”.

It is not known exactly what language the first minister will use to “call out” the cuts, but in her speech she will promise to “get more out of the relationship with the *** government” and to “challenge from within”.

Morgan is also expected to introduce a new phrase – “the red Welsh way” – to set herself apart from her Labour colleagues at Westminster.

The term echoes

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, coined by former First Minister Rhodri Morgan in the early 2000s to highlight differences between Welsh Labour and former Prime Minister Tony Blair’s *** Labour.

This move follows criticism from opposition parties, who accuse her of failing to stand up to Westminster and secure key demands like rail funding and devolution of policing and justice.

Morgan will say that “when *** Labour does not deliver for Wales… when we disagree we will say it”.

“Where we see unfairness, we will stand up to it.

“When Westminster makes decisions that we think will harm Welsh communities, we will not stay silent.”

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In March, Morgan contacted Downing Street to express concerns over major changes to the benefits system

Morgan is expected to argue that Welsh Labour is in a “unique” position to deliver for Wales due to shared priorities with *** Labour, including increased NHS funding.

She will likely renew calls for more rail investment and control of the Crown Estate,

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Highlighting past exploitation of Welsh resources, she will say: “We saw them take our coal. We saw them take our water. We will not let them take our wind. Not on my watch.”

However, it is not clear how she would achieve that.

Morgan is also expected to say that the

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to help make coal tips safe is welcomed, but is nowhere near enough.

Plaid Cymru said any political reset would be “too little too late” and question if it would be credible given that Labour has used the phrase “partnership in power” to describe the relationship between the two governments.

The Welsh Conservatives describe the speech as a “last ditch attempt to rescue the situation”.

Reform said they have Labour in their sights after

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