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Andy Burnham Says Welsh Labour Lost Sight Of Devolution

Andy Burnham Says Welsh Labour Lost Sight Of Devolution

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Prime Minister Andy Burnham told the first Welsh Labour conference since May's Senedd defeat that the party may have stopped listening and failed to push power down to communities. He openly admitted it was hard to accept losing office after 27 years. A review published later said former First Minister Eluned Morgan's strategy of attacking Westminster helped cost Labour, a claim her allies firmly rejected.

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