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| Carwyn Jones to call for 'new Union mindset' for UK | Carwyn Jones to call for 'new Union mindset' for UK |
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| Carwyn Jones will call for a "new union mindset" that gives governments in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland more of a say in UK affairs. | |
| In a speech in London on Wednesday, he will say the UK's devolved institutions "embody popular sovereignty". | In a speech in London on Wednesday, he will say the UK's devolved institutions "embody popular sovereignty". |
| The first minister will also repeat his call for a new funding formula to set the Welsh government's budget. | The first minister will also repeat his call for a new funding formula to set the Welsh government's budget. |
| It comes a day after he hailed a cross-party agreement in the assembly on further devolution. | It comes a day after he hailed a cross-party agreement in the assembly on further devolution. |
| Also on Wednesday, his predecessor Rhodri Morgan will deliver a speech in Cardiff calling for a new funding system and an elected House of Lords. | Also on Wednesday, his predecessor Rhodri Morgan will deliver a speech in Cardiff calling for a new funding system and an elected House of Lords. |
| 'Mutual benefit' | 'Mutual benefit' |
| Mr Jones will say in his speech: "A devolution mindset starts with the assumption that the Westminster parliament is sovereign and we are a fundamentally centralised state. | Mr Jones will say in his speech: "A devolution mindset starts with the assumption that the Westminster parliament is sovereign and we are a fundamentally centralised state. |
| "That thinking has led to Whitehall making concessions to national feelings by way of specific limited delegations to the so-called devolved administrations. | "That thinking has led to Whitehall making concessions to national feelings by way of specific limited delegations to the so-called devolved administrations. |
| "A new union mindset on the other hand says that the UK is a state governed by four representative institutions. | |
| "Those parliaments and assemblies embody popular sovereignty in each part of the country and will work with one another for our mutual benefit." | "Those parliaments and assemblies embody popular sovereignty in each part of the country and will work with one another for our mutual benefit." |
| Needs-based | Needs-based |
| In their statement on Tuesday, party leaders in Cardiff Bay called for talks with the UK government about a "fairer funding agreement", and for those talks to conclude by the end of January 2015. | |
| The Welsh government says it loses out under the Treasury's Barnett formula, which sets the size of its budget. | The Welsh government says it loses out under the Treasury's Barnett formula, which sets the size of its budget. |
| The first minister has said that Wales is short-changed by around £300m a year under the formula, although there is no all-party consensus on the size of any shortfall. | The first minister has said that Wales is short-changed by around £300m a year under the formula, although there is no all-party consensus on the size of any shortfall. |
| However, aides say Mr Jones will make clear that topping up Welsh government funding will not be enough and that more fundamental reform is necessary. | However, aides say Mr Jones will make clear that topping up Welsh government funding will not be enough and that more fundamental reform is necessary. |
| He is expected to say plugging the funding gap is not a long-term solution and a new needs-based formula is required. | He is expected to say plugging the funding gap is not a long-term solution and a new needs-based formula is required. |