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PLAID CYMRU tabled a Senedd motion yesterday calling for the post of secretary for state for Wales to be abolished, accusing Labour of turning its back on devolution.
It said that the Tories have been using the “outdated” role to frustrate local democracy and that its functions should be transferred to the Welsh government.
The party also criticised shadow Welsh secretary Jo Stevens for describing the devolution of justice and policing to Wales as “fiddling around with structures and systems” last week.
Plaid Cymru candidate Liz Saville Roberts, standing in Dwyfor Meirionnydd, said: “Jo Stevens,the incoming secretary of state for Wales, gave us a preview of how Wales would be treated by a Labour UK government.
“We expect it from the Tories, of course, but Labour too have seemingly turned their back on devolution and the will of the Senedd.”
Labour former first minister Mark Drakeford and a 2022 report led by ex-prime minister Gordon Brown both backed the devolution of policing powers.
