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Wales' First Minister Challenges Labour Amid Poll Decline

2/11/2026

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Eluned Morgan, Welsh First Minister, navigates fallout from Sir Keir Starmer's appointment of Peter Mandelson as United States ambassador.
Morgan has expressed concerns about Mandelson's past and has not called for Starmer's resignation.
Polls show Labour's support declining, trailing Plaid Cymru and Reform UK.
Morgan aims to distance Welsh Labour from Westminster's issues, framing the Senedd elections as a referendum on local service delivery.

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Eluned Morgan, Welsh First Minister, navigates fallout from Sir Keir Starmer's appointment of Peter Mandelson as United States ambassador.
Morgan has expressed concerns about Mandelson's past and has not called for Starmer's resignation.
Polls show Labour's support declining, trailing Plaid Cymru and Reform UK.
Morgan aims to distance Welsh Labour from Westminster's issues, framing the Senedd elections as a referendum on local service delivery.