The Labour First Minister of Wales has been criticised for her “silence” amid calls for the Prime Minister to resign.
Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar used a press conference to urge Sir Keir Starmer to resign following the scandal surrounding Lord Peter Mandelson’s appointment to Washington as British ambassador, despite his links to Jeffrey Epstein being known.
Baroness Eluned Morgan, the Welsh First Minister, has previously refused to say whether she thinks Sir Keir is a “good” Prime Minister, but has not joined calls for his resignation.
Rhun ap Iorwerth, leader of Plaid Cymru, criticised Lady Morgan for being “silent”, and accused her of being “happy for the chaos to continue”.
He said: “Of course Keir Starmer has to go. He’s lost all moral authority and the self-awareness to do the right thing.
“It’s now a question of when Labour members will push the button.
“Wales’ Labour First Minister remains silent on Starmer’s lack of judgment despite evidence that the Prime Minister knew of Mandelson’s close relationship with a paedophile before appointing him US ambassador.
“The First Minister is seemingly happy for the chaos to continue and for the Prime Minister to squat in Downing Street.
“Even when the game is up, the First Minister puts her empty slogan of ‘partnership in power’ above all else.”
Jo Stevens, the Secretary of State for Wales, is among Labour figures to have come out in support of Sir Keir on Monday afternoon.
In a post on social media, she said: “Keir Starmer is a good, decent man with public service running through his veins.
“He came into politics for all the right reasons
“He’s defied the naysayers many time (sic) and he’ll do so again.
“He’s changing and renewing our country and has restored it’s (sic) reputation across the world.”