Rishi Sunak and Mark Drakeford have spoken for the first time since the former Chancellor became Prime Minister. Both stressed the importance of working together to face the "shared and urgent" challenges that "we face as a United Kingdom”.
Mr Sunak spoke to the First Ministers of Wales and Scotland on Tuesday evening, in talks described as "constructive". The new PM emphasised their “duty” to work together in order to respond to the UK’s “shared challenges”.
It comes in stark contrast to his predecessor Liz Truss - who never got round to ringing First Minister Mark Drakeford, during her 45-days in office. Every other recent Prime Minister has called the First Minister of Wales on the day they took office.
