"Eluned Morgan has now twice declined the opportunity to give her full-throated backing to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer in the space of a week. During that time the Welsh first minister also delivered a major speech in London, repeating her calls for devolution of policing, but then refused to directly engage with questions in two interviews - about Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood's dismissal of those very demands."
"One Labour source called Morgan's Wednesday morning Radio 4 interview a "car crash", complaining that the first minister did not sound as if she was speaking her mind. The same source described her position on Sir Keir as "extraordinary," arguing that she could have backed him, and then urged him to go further on more powers and increased funding."
"Morgan is caught in a dilemma of when to land her metaphorical punches. She needs UK Labour to deliver on more powers, funding and projects as has happened with the Wylfa nuclear power station and rail funding. And she needs to make the case for all of that think policing, the wider justice system and the Crown Estate."
Eluned Morgan has twice declined to give full backing to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer within a week. She delivered a major speech in London calling for devolution of policing but refused to directly answer questions in two interviews about Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood's dismissal of those demands. Labour sources criticised her Radio 4 appearance and said her stance on Sir Keir was "extraordinary," arguing she could have backed him while pushing for more powers and funding. Morgan must balance pressing UK Labour for powers, funding and projects with the timing of political confrontations during the Welsh election. Opposition parties seized on mixed signals.
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