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| Starmer promises Welsh Labour control over replacement for EU aid | Starmer promises Welsh Labour control over replacement for EU aid |
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| Sir Keir Starmer said a Labour government would give Wales hope. | Sir Keir Starmer said a Labour government would give Wales hope. |
| Sir Kier Starmer has promised Wales control over its "economic destiny" by returning powers to Cardiff over the replacement for EU aid. | Sir Kier Starmer has promised Wales control over its "economic destiny" by returning powers to Cardiff over the replacement for EU aid. |
| The UK Labour leader addressed the party's Welsh annual conference in Llandudno, Conwy county, on Saturday. | The UK Labour leader addressed the party's Welsh annual conference in Llandudno, Conwy county, on Saturday. |
| Sir Keir told party members Wales will "take back control" of the cash. | Sir Keir told party members Wales will "take back control" of the cash. |
| The Welsh government administered £375m a year on average when the UK was in the European Union. | The Welsh government administered £375m a year on average when the UK was in the European Union. |
| The cash has been gradually wound down and will end this year, but the planned replacement - the Shared Prosperity Fund - is controlled by the UK government. | The cash has been gradually wound down and will end this year, but the planned replacement - the Shared Prosperity Fund - is controlled by the UK government. |
| Councils bid for the cash and plan and deliver projects, but UK ministers said that would happen while "working closely" with the Welsh government. | Councils bid for the cash and plan and deliver projects, but UK ministers said that would happen while "working closely" with the Welsh government. |
| The EU aid was part of a fund given to the poorest parts of Europe in an effort to boost their economies. | The EU aid was part of a fund given to the poorest parts of Europe in an effort to boost their economies. |
| Labour ministers argued the system would give Wales less of a say and was an assault on devolution but the Conservatives claimed the Welsh government failed to make the most of the cash. | Labour ministers argued the system would give Wales less of a say and was an assault on devolution but the Conservatives claimed the Welsh government failed to make the most of the cash. |
| When the UK was in European Union, the Welsh government administered an average of £375m a year | When the UK was in European Union, the Welsh government administered an average of £375m a year |
| The Welsh government also said the plans fell short of promises to not leave Wales a penny worse off outside the EU, although that has been denied by the Treasury. | The Welsh government also said the plans fell short of promises to not leave Wales a penny worse off outside the EU, although that has been denied by the Treasury. |
| Labour did not provide details of how much cash would be provided to the Welsh government in the announcement. | Labour did not provide details of how much cash would be provided to the Welsh government in the announcement. |
| Sir Keir told party members: "The argument is simple, the decisions which create wealth in our communities should be taken by people with skin in the game. | Sir Keir told party members: "The argument is simple, the decisions which create wealth in our communities should be taken by people with skin in the game. |
| "The Tories have used the Brexit process to take back control of that money. Not from the EU - from Wales. It's an outrage." | "The Tories have used the Brexit process to take back control of that money. Not from the EU - from Wales. It's an outrage." |
| He said "the next Labour government will return power over its economic destiny to Wales". | He said "the next Labour government will return power over its economic destiny to Wales". |
| "The decision-making role for the Welsh government on structural funds, will be restored. It's time for Wales to take back control." | "The decision-making role for the Welsh government on structural funds, will be restored. It's time for Wales to take back control." |
| However Sir Keir managed expectations for how much public money might come from a future UK Labour government. | However Sir Keir managed expectations for how much public money might come from a future UK Labour government. |
| Warning that losing control of the economy would leave "working people" picking up "the bill," he said: "We can't let that happen - even when it puts a brake on things we might like to do in power. | Warning that losing control of the economy would leave "working people" picking up "the bill," he said: "We can't let that happen - even when it puts a brake on things we might like to do in power. |
| "Sound money in our public finances must come first." | "Sound money in our public finances must come first." |
| Sir Keir said opposition to the union of the UK in Wales was not "as advanced here as it is in Scotland". | Sir Keir said opposition to the union of the UK in Wales was not "as advanced here as it is in Scotland". |
| But acknowledging Wales' independence movement, he said it should not be ignored "that it does find a voice in this nation as well". | But acknowledging Wales' independence movement, he said it should not be ignored "that it does find a voice in this nation as well". |
| To defeat it "comprehensively", he told Labour: "We need something else, we need hope." | To defeat it "comprehensively", he told Labour: "We need something else, we need hope." |
| Sir Keir Starmer arrived in Llandudno with Labour MPs Jessica Morden, Carolyn Harris and Jo Stevens on Saturday. | Sir Keir Starmer arrived in Llandudno with Labour MPs Jessica Morden, Carolyn Harris and Jo Stevens on Saturday. |
| Sir Keir set out a "clear choice at the next general election, between more decline and division with the Tories or credible change with Labour". | Sir Keir set out a "clear choice at the next general election, between more decline and division with the Tories or credible change with Labour". |
| He promised that a Labour government after 10 years would have a stable economy with high growth: "There's more opportunity, more affordable housing, better paid jobs. Families feel they can get on, again, look forward with hope, again." | He promised that a Labour government after 10 years would have a stable economy with high growth: "There's more opportunity, more affordable housing, better paid jobs. Families feel they can get on, again, look forward with hope, again." |
| Later, Welsh first minister Mark Drakeford is expected to say that only a Labour government in Westminster can save the union of the United Kingdom. | Later, Welsh first minister Mark Drakeford is expected to say that only a Labour government in Westminster can save the union of the United Kingdom. |
| He will say the union of the United Kingdom is "in peril as never before". | He will say the union of the United Kingdom is "in peril as never before". |
| "Thirteen years of a party that has thrived on dividing our country, hurting the most vulnerable, striking at the institutions and the values that have bound us together - our openness, our generosity, our power to be a force for good in the world." | "Thirteen years of a party that has thrived on dividing our country, hurting the most vulnerable, striking at the institutions and the values that have bound us together - our openness, our generosity, our power to be a force for good in the world." |
| Related Topics | Related Topics |
| Keir Starmer | Keir Starmer |
| Welsh government | Welsh government |
| Welsh Labour | Welsh Labour |
| Llandudno | Llandudno |