Vaughan Gething hopes for 'change in approach' in how Rishi Sunak communicates with Welsh Government

Vaughan Gething has said he "would like to see a change in approach" in the way the Prime Minister deals with the Welsh Government.

But the relationship between Prime Ministers and First Ministers is important because it sets the tone and the political context for the way the different governments operate with each other. "I love the guy but he's not on the phone to me all the time I keep reading in the papers: ‘Mark Drakeford denounces Boris Johnson for failing to ring him up’ - well come on, you know he can always - If he really wants to have a conversation then he can ring me up."The next Prime Minister didn’t even do that. Having called Mark Drakeford a “desiccated Corbynista” during her leadership campaign, Liz Truss didn’t manage to pick up the phone to him during her short time in Number 10.

It’s what led to the policy of ‘clear red water’ - coined by Mr Morgan’s adviser, Mark Drakeford - to enable Welsh Labour to emphasise areas of difference with UK Labour. But Sir Keir is not Prime Minister, Rishi Sunak is. And one polite phone call doesn’t tell us much about what their relationship will be like.

The comments came after Mr Gething was asked about Rishi Sunak's recent gaffe on a live radio phone-in when he mixed up a caller’s name with the south Wales valley where she lived.

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