Welsh first minister calls on Burnham to deliever ‘new deal’ on devolution
Summary
The Welsh First Minister, Rhun ap Iorwerth, asked UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham for a new agreement that gives Wales more control over its own matters. Ap Iorwerth wants Wales to have powers similar to Scotland, especially over police, justice, railways, and land management. Burnham has shown some openness to regional devolution, but details are still being worked on.Key Facts
- Rhun ap Iorwerth is the First Minister of Wales and leader of Plaid Cymru, a nationalist party.
- He won the May Senedd elections, ending 100 years of Labour rule in Wales.
- Ap Iorwerth sent a 2,000-word letter to Prime Minister Andy Burnham requesting more devolved powers for Wales.
- The powers requested include control over policing and justice, railway infrastructure, and the Crown Estate (land and property owned by the monarch).
- Ap Iorwerth wants Wales treated as a nation, not as a region of England.
- Labour in Westminster is skeptical about giving more powers to Wales because it no longer controls the Welsh government.
- Burnham supports regional devolution within England but is still deciding how to deal with Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland.
- Plaid Cymru, Sinn Féin, and the Scottish National Party recently met and supported their nations’ right to seek independence, though Plaid Cymru is not pushing for a Welsh independence referendum yet.
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