"Eleven Labour Senedd members (MSs) wrote to the prime minister and Labour leader claiming his administration had been either deeply insensitive to Wales or guilty of constitutional outrage. They expressed increasing concern about what they said was the UK government's failure to devolve further functions to Wales, including justice, policing and the crown estate. The move is being seen as further evidence of a dramatic decline of Labour in Wales."
"This is a UK government programme operating in a wholly devolved area that is being designed and delivered from Whitehall. Why is the UK government directly funding Welsh councils to fix bus shelters, reopen park toilets, and provide bins? The letter added: If this was being done by a Tory government, we would be calling for a judicial review. This must never happen again."
Eleven Labour Senedd members accused the UK government of rolling back devolution and intervening in devolved areas such as regeneration. The MSs raised specific concerns about the failure to devolve justice, policing and the Crown Estate. The immediate trigger was the Pride in Place scheme, which channels UK cash to Welsh councils for town-centre improvements and is designed and delivered from Whitehall. The members described the programme as operating in a wholly devolved area and called it at best deeply insensitive and at worst a constitutional outrage. Labour has weakened in Wales after a Caerphilly byelection loss and falling poll support, and concerns remain about stalled Barnett formula reforms.
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