On September 13-14, Wales's First Minister Rhun ap Iorwerth, the first non-Labour Senedd leader, warned UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham that Wales is a nation, not a region of England, and criticized Westminster's reluctance to devolve further powers. The dispute reflects tensions over devolution policy.
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Rhun ap Iorwerth, the first non-Labour Senedd leader, questions Westminster’s willingness to relinquish powers Andy Burnham has to be serious about devolution and understand that Wales is a nation and “not a region in England”, according to the country’s first minister. Rhun ap Iorwerth, who is the first non-Labour leader of the Senedd since devolution, told the Guardian that while he was encourag
Wales’s First Minister Rhun ap Iorwerth has warned UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham that Wales is a nation, “not a region in England,” and urged him to support further devolution. Ap Iorwerth said Wales should gain control over policing and justice, arguing that Burnham had more policing powers as Greater Manchester mayor than he currently has as Wales’s leader. Source: The Guardian