Plaid Cymru urge Andy Burnham to respect Wales' mandate for more devolution

“Andy Burnham has talked the talk on devolution, it’s now time for him to walk the walk and respect Wales’s mandate for more powers” - Plaid Cymru has stated.

In response to Andy Burnham being crowned the Labour Party’s new leader, Plaid Cymru Westminster Leader, Liz Saville Roberts MP said: “Plaid Cymru, both in Westminster and in government in Wales, stands ready to work constructively with the incoming Prime Minister to improve the lives of people in Wales.

“The new Labour leader and next Prime Minister must take a genuinely different approach to governing if he wants to abide by his pro-devolution principles. After years of over-centralised inequality, we hope this will mark the beginning of a more respectful and productive relationship between Wales and Westminster.

“Plaid Cymru has a mandate from the people of Wales to demand greater devolution, including powers over rail, the Crown Estate, justice, and policing. Andy Burnham has talked the talk on devolution, it’s now time for him to walk the walk and respect that mandate.”