First Minister Mark Drakeford says he has spoken to new Prime Minister Rishi Sunak. Speaking during the Plenary at the Senedd on Tuesday, Mr Drakeford said any phone conversation would have to be "initiated" by the new Prime Minister.
It has been a tradition for as long as he has been in Welsh politics that the new Prime Minister contacts the leaders of the devolved nations, Mark Drakeford previously said. Speaking ahead of his first conversation with Mr Sunak, Mr Drakeford said he would raise the issues of the Welsh economy, the future of the Tata steelworks, and the future of the UK.
In a Tweet on Tuesday evening after Mr Sunak finished announcing his new cabinet, the First Minister said: "Tonight, I spoke to @10DowningStreet. A chance to congratulate the Prime Minister and discuss the importance of working together as four nations to address the urgent challenges we face as a United Kingdom."
