Inter-governmental Relations

Part of 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 2:23 pm on 4 October 2022.

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Photo of Mark Drakeford Mark Drakeford Labour 2:23, 4 October 2022

(Translated)

Llywydd, what Rhys ab Owen said remains true. I haven't heard anything from the new Prime Minister, I haven't had a phone call or an e-mail—nothing at all. We do have a new scheme, a scheme that we had agreed with the Scottish Government, the Northern Ireland Government and the Westminster Government. The last phone call that I had with Boris Johnson when he was Prime Minister, during that conversation he was talking about an invitation that was going to be sent to us to meet in London under the auspices of the new scheme that we had agreed. So, I'm looking forward to having the opportunity to speak to the new Prime Minister.

In the meantime, as I said, I've had a number of opportunities to speak with Sir Robert Buckland, and I'm looking forward to building on the constructive relationship that we want to see with him.