Welsh First Minister ‘reserving position’ on UK Government’s benefits cuts
Eluned Morgan told members of the Senedd she was waiting to find out what impact the benefits cuts would have on Wales.
The Welsh First Minister has declined to back the UK Government’s benefits cuts, telling members of the Senedd she will “reserve” her position.
Eluned Morgan, the leader of the Welsh Labour government, has said she is still waiting to find out what the impact of welfare cuts would have on Wales, despite having written to the Work and Pensions Secretary several weeks ago.
Speaking during a scrutiny committee hearing in the Senedd, Baroness Morgan said: “I have yet to get a firm understanding of how (the changes) will impact on Wales, and until I’m clear about the impacts, I want to reserve my position.”
Baroness Morgan wrote to Liz Kendall, the Work and Pensions Secretary, on March 11, demanding an assessment of the changes on Wales.
But she told scrutiny committee members on Friday, “I still haven’t received a response from her”, and that she would be “chasing that today”.
