Mark Drakeford has defended UK Labour leader Keir Starmer's refusal to commit to giving Wales its fair share of HS2 funding.
A WalesOnline investigation demonstrated how Wales was being shortchanged by £5bn over high speed rail as it has been defined by the Tories as an "England and Wales" project despite not a single metre of track actually being in Wales. Both Welsh Labour and the Welsh Tories have called for the project to be reclassified. However speaking to WalesOnline at the Welsh Labour conference in the spring Mr Starmer refused to commit to the funding.
Speaking in First Minister's Questions First Minister Mark Drakeford was being challenged of the rail service in Wales. He was asked by new Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth: "Does the First Minister think that the current rail service offered by Transport for Wales is acceptable?"
