AN EMBARRASSING story emerged today of Welsh and Scottish MPs signing a letter to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer about the devolved issue of housing and planning.

Six Scottish and five Welsh Labour MPs have signed a letter urging the Labour leader to reform planning policy, even though it’s been devolved for 25 years.

The names of the Welsh MPs include newly elected Alex Barros-Curtis of Cardiff West, Torsten Bell of Swansea West, Kanishka Narayan of Vale of Glamorgan and Henry Tufnell of Mid and South Pembrokeshire. 

Surprisingly, Tonia Antoniazzi signed the letter despite representing Gower since 2017. 

The story appeared in the online news site Nation.Cymru and a Welsh Labour insider told it that planning and housing policy is devolved and actually under review in Wales.

“It’s either complete political ignorance or performative cynicism for their own career advancement.

“After 25 years of devolution these Welsh MPs seem to need a starter pack on the devolution settlement,” the insider said.