Rhodri Morgan is now introducing the One Wales Government priorities, referring to it as a radical and progressive Government. He is outlining the work commitments of the Government which includes early action on tackling Child Poverty and convergence funding. There will be commitment to appoint the Older Person's Commissioner and effort in the area of affordable housing, and climate change.
Nick Bourne is speaking now, stating that there should be more private sector involvement in convergence funding, and that we should not be proud of receiving this money. It is mostly negative to be honest, and I don't feel obliged to note it! He is incidentally referring to Wales as a 'Nation'. Very Nationalistic I must say!
We have had an attempt by the Lib dems and the Tories de- rail Carwyn Jones's appointment as Counsel General, but they failed. Therefore the new Cabinet has been elected without much conflict.
There is an emergency discussion very soon on foot and mouth by Elin Jones, the Plaid Minister for Agriculture. I am sure that there will be many more challenges for her in this area before the end of the day.....
Irene James has noted the 'Labour Led Government' in her speech in the Chamber today, which had quite a response! (I thought I would note it before Peter Black did so!) I am sure that there will be more such statements in the future, but I am confident that Plaid will retain our identity in this Government regardless of individual AM's interpretations.
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Irene is not representative of the bulk of Welsh Labour Bethan as the Conference vote showed. I wouldn't take such comments seriously - the devolunist left is in the ascendancy in Welsh Labour and Irene knows it.
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