Andy Burnham urges Welsh Labour to listen after historic Senedd election defeat
Summary
Andy Burnham is due to urge Welsh Labour to listen to voters and make changes after the party’s historic defeat in the May Senedd election. A review of the loss will be presented at the Welsh Labour conference, where party leader Ken Skates said voters felt ignored and public services had not improved quickly enough.Key Facts
- Plaid Cymru became the largest party in the Senedd for the first time after the May election.
- The result ended Welsh Labour’s long period as the party leading the Welsh government.
- Rhun ap Iorwerth became first minister after Plaid Cymru emerged as the largest party.
- Burnham is expected to call for more decision-making power to pass from the Senedd to local communities.
- Ken Skates became Welsh Labour leader in July after the election.
- Professor Anand Menon of Public First is due to present a review of Welsh Labour’s election defeat at the conference.
- Skates said Welsh Labour must earn voters’ trust again and show through its actions that it has learned from the defeat.
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