Despite spending her first six weeks as First Minister prioritising a ‘listening exercise’, no objectives have been identified, no evaluation process will be undertaken and no data will be collected as a result of Eluned Morgan’s plans – Plaid Cymru can reveal.
In their absence, Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth called the ‘listening exercise’ “little more than a PR stunt” after months of Labour infighting.
Rhun ap Iorwerth asked the First Minister to outline the objectives, process of evaluating and method of data gathering in a Written Question.
In response, the First Minister referred Mr ap Iorwerth to previous generic answers she gave to questions associated with the matter.
Rhun ap Iorwerth MS said:
“Much like many Labour Welsh government ambitions, the First Minister’s ‘listening exercise’ has no measurable outcomes or evaluation process.
“It has proved to be little more than a PR stunt to try and curry favour with the public after months of Labour infighting. What was really required this summer was a government getting to work to address the significant challenges facing our economy and public services.
“Eluned Morgan’s summer of silence has amounted to just appointing a stop-gap government with seemingly caretaker Ministers – holding the fort rather than putting a plan of action in place.
“Politicians should always be in listening mode, but after 25 years of running the Welsh government Labour Ministers should be in no doubt about the priorities of the people of Wales.
“Record high NHS waiting lists, a stagnant economy and an underperforming education system is the legacy of successive Labour First Minister.
“Following the General Election, Plaid Cymru has spent this summer as we mean to go – holding the Labour governments in Wales and Westminster to account, and putting forward a positive case for change at the Senedd Election in 2026.”
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