May not a time for protest votes, insists Morgan as she refuses to support PM

FIRST Minister Eluned Morgan has repeatedly refused to say whether she thinks Sir Keir Starmer is a “good” prime minister.

- RUTH MOSALSKI and ELEANOR STOREY

Speaking to BBC Radio 4’s Today programme yesterday, Ms Morgan urged voters not to treat the May elections as a protest against Sir Keir Starmer's government.

She said: “What I’m saying to the people of Wales is that he’s not on the ballot paper, that is not what people will be voting for in May.

“This is not an election, this is not an opportunity for a free hit against the UK Government. This is not a time for protest votes.

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“The things that matter here is who is going to deliver those services that people rely on in Wales, and the fact is that people will have a choice.

“They'll have a choice between the chaos that Reform will offer, the pipe dreams that Plaid (Cymru) will offer, which will be a road to independence.”

Labour has been in power in Wales in some form for more than 25 years, since the Senedd was established in 1999.

Ms Morgan also had to defend herself when asked about the relationship she has with her counterparts in London, after months of saying that Labour administrations at both end of the M4 were working in a “partnership of power”.