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Plaid AMs to pick deal 'in days' | Plaid AMs to pick deal 'in days' |
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Plaid Cymru AMs will decide which coalition deal they favour in the next "seven to 10 days", the party's leader Ieuan Wyn Jones has said. | Plaid Cymru AMs will decide which coalition deal they favour in the next "seven to 10 days", the party's leader Ieuan Wyn Jones has said. |
The party is negotiating with Labour over a possible deal, but could still opt for a so-called rainbow alliance with the Tories and Lib Dems. | The party is negotiating with Labour over a possible deal, but could still opt for a so-called rainbow alliance with the Tories and Lib Dems. |
Mr Jones said the assembly group would decide soon on which plan to recommend. | Mr Jones said the assembly group would decide soon on which plan to recommend. |
Lib Dem assembly leader Mike German said he would consider a deal with Labour if the rainbow bid was failing. | Lib Dem assembly leader Mike German said he would consider a deal with Labour if the rainbow bid was failing. |
However, Lib Dem AM Eleanor Burnham said that Mr German did not have a mandate to enter new discussions with Labour and that the party's national executive and national council would have to be reconvened for that to happen. | However, Lib Dem AM Eleanor Burnham said that Mr German did not have a mandate to enter new discussions with Labour and that the party's national executive and national council would have to be reconvened for that to happen. |
Speaking on BBC Wales about the two options facing Plaid, Mr Jones said the party was waiting until discussions with Labour had finished before making a decision. | Speaking on BBC Wales about the two options facing Plaid, Mr Jones said the party was waiting until discussions with Labour had finished before making a decision. |
"It'll take a few more days I think for that document to be completed and then I think we can make a proper judgement between the two," he said. | "It'll take a few more days I think for that document to be completed and then I think we can make a proper judgement between the two," he said. |
Rhodri Morgan said talks with Plaid would resume on Monday | Rhodri Morgan said talks with Plaid would resume on Monday |
Mr Jones said no more work was needed on the All Wales Accord document for the rainbow deal but that "there is still more work to do on the Labour document". | Mr Jones said no more work was needed on the All Wales Accord document for the rainbow deal but that "there is still more work to do on the Labour document". |
He said Plaid had reopened discussions with First Minister Rhodri Morgan after Labour asked them "to consider some further matters" which had not been included in earlier proposals for a stability pact. | He said Plaid had reopened discussions with First Minister Rhodri Morgan after Labour asked them "to consider some further matters" which had not been included in earlier proposals for a stability pact. |
"Clearly there are things that were not in the stability pact which are now in, which obviously put it in a different league," he said. | "Clearly there are things that were not in the stability pact which are now in, which obviously put it in a different league," he said. |
However, he would not give more details on whether the Labour deal included a referendum on more assembly powers or cabinet posts for Plaid AMs. | However, he would not give more details on whether the Labour deal included a referendum on more assembly powers or cabinet posts for Plaid AMs. |
He said it was "inevitable" that there would only be one preferred option before the party's grassroots met in a national council on 7 July. | He said it was "inevitable" that there would only be one preferred option before the party's grassroots met in a national council on 7 July. |
'Shipwrecked' | 'Shipwrecked' |
Mr German said his preferred option was the rainbow alliance, but that he hoped it would not be "shipwrecked". | Mr German said his preferred option was the rainbow alliance, but that he hoped it would not be "shipwrecked". |
"We need to know if the contract we have signed up to with Plaid Cymru is one which they are going to continue," he said. | "We need to know if the contract we have signed up to with Plaid Cymru is one which they are going to continue," he said. |
He said his party would have a different decision to take if he sensed a change of direction by his rainbow coalition partners. | He said his party would have a different decision to take if he sensed a change of direction by his rainbow coalition partners. |
He said he had already had a short preliminary discussion with Rhodri Morgan on key issues, but that he would only reopen negotiations with Labour if the rainbow alliance was failing. | He said he had already had a short preliminary discussion with Rhodri Morgan on key issues, but that he would only reopen negotiations with Labour if the rainbow alliance was failing. |
Speaking on his blog, Peter Black AM said soundings had already been taken within the Lib Dems as to what they should do if the possibility of a rainbow coalition faded away. | |
A spokesperson for Welsh Labour leader and First Minister Rhodri Morgan said meetings with Plaid would resume on Monday, ahead of Labour's own special conference on 6 July. | A spokesperson for Welsh Labour leader and First Minister Rhodri Morgan said meetings with Plaid would resume on Monday, ahead of Labour's own special conference on 6 July. |
Welsh Tory leader Nick Bourne said he remained confident his party could secure "the necessary support across all three opposition parties for a non-Labour coalition government in Cardiff Bay". | Welsh Tory leader Nick Bourne said he remained confident his party could secure "the necessary support across all three opposition parties for a non-Labour coalition government in Cardiff Bay". |
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