5. What discussions has the First Minister had with the UK Government regarding fair funding for Wales? OQ61421

I have had the opportunity to meet and discuss Wales's immediate priorities with the new Prime Minister and the then Shadow Chancellor, now the Chancellor, over recent weeks. I look forward to working together with the new UK Government to confront and overcome the many challenges that Wales and the UK face, but also to take advantage of the opportunities that we have in front of us too.

Thanks for that.

The Tories are no longer in Government in Westminster, and hallelujah for that, but will the change Starmer has promised be more than an empty word for Wales? When you met Sir Keir yesterday, did you discuss fair funding for our nation? Did you demand the money we're owed from the Crown Estate and HS2? Because to govern is to choose, to choose what is prioritised. Now, we've heard already that some key figures in Sir Kier's new Cabinet have made clear that Wales will not be a priority for them, either in terms of devolving powers or giving us the cash that we are owed. So, First Minister, how will you stand up for Wales against those devosceptic instincts of the new regime? In whose service will you choose to govern?

I've already chosen to govern in service of the people of Wales, and I'm very proud to do so. And I'll carry on undertaking that role with partners in the UK Government. And, actually, in the conversation with Keir Starmer, of course I discussed the future of fairness around Barnett, of course I discussed the investment opportunities in rail infrastructure and the need to deliver something that will actually meet the needs of our country. I'm looking for a plan that can actually deliver, and I go back to the example of north Wales, as the £1 billion pledge that was claimed was never a plan; there were never real opportunities to do that. What I want is a proper plan that will actually see not just agreement on priorities—some of that work has already been done—and to understand how we have a plan that will see investment that will make a real difference. I think that's the space where the public want us to be as well, and rather than—.

I understand the narrative that the leader of Plaid Cymru wants to have, but if you listened to what the Prime Minister said in his first press conference, he made very clear that there is too much power in Westminster, and it needs to go to people who have skin in the game: local decision makers in regions of England; national decision makers here in Wales and, indeed, in Scotland. The Prime Minister didn't simply do a tour to visit Labour colleagues; he showed the respect that the UK deserves and that has been lacking for the last decade and more, by physically coming to meet the leaders of the nations of the UK and making clear that there really will be a change in the way that the UK is governed and in the choices that we will make, and that will lead to the delivery of the manifesto that 27 out of 32 Welsh MPs have been elected on. Of course, I respect the right of those who have different manifesto pledges to make their case.

Peter Fox. 

Sorry, Llywydd.

It's okay. If you want to ask a question—. No. That's okay. We'll move on.