Wales' first minister refuses to support Keir Starmer

Eluned Morgan repeatedly refused to say if the prime minister is good at his job in a BBC interview. Wales' first minister has refused to give her support to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, telling the BBC the leader of the Labour party is "not on the ballot" at her country's elections in May.

Eluned Morgan repeatedly refused to say if she thought Sir Keir was good at his job when she was interviewed by the Radio 4's Today programme on Wednesday morning. Instead, Welsh Labour leader Morgan said the Senedd election was not a time for the public in Wales to protest against the UK government.

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Asked on Radio 4's Today programme on Wednesday if she thought Sir Keir is a good prime minister, Morgan 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." Asked again, she added: "This is not an... Wales' first minister Eluned Morgan refuses to support Sir Keir Starmer First Minister Refuses Wales' First Minister

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opportunity for a free hit against the UK government. This is not a time for protest votes. "The things that matter here is who is going to deliver those services that people rely on in Wales. "They'll have a choice between the chaos Reform will offer, [or] the pipe dreams that Plaid will offer, which will be a road to independence." Last week Morgan said Sir Keir was only welcome to campaign with her in Wales if he brought "goodies", like announcements of new projects.

In the interview Morgan also suggested that voters were not interested in whether Wales's parliament, the Senedd, should take control of policing in Wales - days after she made the request herself in a speech in London. The Welsh government's long-standing policy idea was firmly ruled out by UK Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood on Monday.

When it was put to her that Westminster showed no interest in the request, Morgan said: "I think what people in Wales are concerned with are the bread and butter issues in their daily lives." Asked if it was now a dead issue, she added: "We've been consistent in our ask in relation to policing, not only under the Labour government, but prior to that under the Tory government.