OPPOSITION leaders used Labour’s Westminster NHS attack lines in questions to the First Minister in the Welsh Senedd today.

Quizzing Mark Drakeford about ambulance waiting times, Liberal Democrat leader Jane Dodds asked if somebody phoned 999 now because they had chest pains when would an ambulance be expected to arrive.

“I’m sure you’ll recognise that question from Keir Starmer to the Prime Minister,” she said.

Mr Drakeford explained that last week the median waiting time —from the minute a call was dispatched to it arriving with a patient was seven minutes, 43 seconds.

Plaid Cymru leader Adam Price also quoted Sir Keir when he asked: “For one week, will he stop blaming others, take some responsibility and just admit that on his watch the NHS is in crisis.”

Mr Drakeford explained that the “crisis” label was not one he agreed with, but said his government would consider the five-point plan that Plaid Cymru had published today.

The two co-operation agreement leaders also agreed on the need to look at measures like a four-day working week.

“There is to be an experiment in Scotland. I have discussed it with the Scottish First Minister and we will look to see whether there is anything we can learn from that,” Mr Drakeford said.

The Welsh Labour leader then poured scorn on Conservative Andrew Davies when he was asked about capital spend projects on NHS infrastructure.

“The capital budgets available to the Welsh government go down every year — they are 8 per cent lower next year than they are this year,” Mr Drakeford said.

“Where does the member think the money comes from to do the things that he suggests?

“Not only that, but our capital borrowing limit has remained unchanged since 2016. These are not decisions of the Welsh government — they are decisions of the government he supports.”