The First Minister has poked fun at a Conservative Senedd Member who is trying to become the Tory candidate in the race to be Mayor of London. Natasha Asghar, who represents South Wales East, made the announcement on Monday afternoon. In an email to fellow Tory Senedd Members, seen by WalesOnline, she said she would not be resigning in order to campaign.
Speaking during Plenary in the Welsh Parliament today, Miss Asghar asked Mark Drakeford about plans to make school uniform more affordable in Wales and accused the Welsh Government of "kicking the can down the road". In response to this, the First Minister said: "I don't think it can, for a moment, be an accurate accusation to suggest that the can is being kicked down the road, because that guidance has already been issued.... [and] it is a great deal stronger than any guidance to be found across the border or, indeed, in London, to take a random example...."
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