In a speech to the Senedd, Sioned Williams MS described the FM’s response to UK Labour welfare cuts as “tasteless”
Sioned Williams MS, Plaid Cymru’s spokesperson on equality and social justice, has called out the First Minister Eluned Morgan’s comments as “tasteless and inappropriate”.
In a debate on Labour Welsh Government performance, Ms Williams referred to Eluned Morgan’s speech to Labour supporters on Tuesday (6 May 2025), where Ms Morgan spoke about Welsh Government’s relationship with the UK Government, comparing it to the characters’ relationships within the popular comedy programme.
Sioned Williams MS said to the Senedd:
“What on earth was the tasteless and inappropriate reference made to Gavin and Stacey, comparing disagreements over decisions on welfare cuts that literally mean that people are going to bed cold, without enough to eat, concerned about the bills that come through the letterbox, to a comedy programme? We need to change the script.
“The Labour Welsh Government has stood back while a Labour Government at the other end of the M4 has retained the Conservatives’ cruel policies, like the two-child limit and benefit cap, despite knowing full well the human and economic damage that this causes.
“Why isn’t Labour demanding the powers that are needed, such as those over welfare to deliver that fairer Wales that Labour always claims they want to see?
“Plaid Cymru is ready to create anti-poverty policies, like our Cynnal scheme, a transformative child payment, learning from Scotland, where a similar policy is already lifting tens of thousands of children out of poverty, because we must forge a different path in Wales if we are to fulfil that duty to safeguard and cultivate a future for our nation. The impact of policies like this permeates through our economy, our public services and our national well-being.
“Wales deserves better, and our children deserve better, and in a year’s time, the people of Wales will have a choice to choose a different path to a better future, and Plaid Cymru will be ready to serve them.”
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