PLAID CYMRU’S Rhun ap Iorwerth accused Labour today of showing a “complete disregard” for Wales in its general election manifesto.

The Plaid leader said the document failed to back policies championed by Labour’s First Minister Vaughan Gething.

Mr ap Iorwerth said it demonstrated a “lack of influence” from Welsh Labour on the party’s Britain-wide policy platform.

“Labour’s manifesto proves that the party in Wales is powerless under Keir Starmer,” he said.

“The complete disregard towards Wales shown in Labour’s programme for government exposes both Welsh Labour’s lack of influence and the UK leader’s lack of ambition.

“There is nothing on devolving the crown estate, nothing on HS2 consequentials for Wales, and nothing on the devolution of justice and policing — all policies supported by Labour in Wales.

“To add insult to injury, Keir Starmer’s representative in Wales has confirmed that Wales’s post-Brexit cash will still be controlled by Westminster.”

Mr ap Iorwerth said that the party leader “must understand that ignoring his Welsh colleagues is tantamount to undermining the principle that Wales has its own parliament and its own voice.”