PM meeting with the First Minister of Wales: 30 October 2026
What was announced
The Prime Minister met with the First Minister of Wales, Rhun Ap Iorwerth, in Glasgow following a meeting of the National Economic Council today (Friday 30 October)
Key points, in the publisher's words
- The Prime Minister met with the First Minister of Wales, Rhun Ap Iorwerth, in Glasgow following a meeting of the National Economic Council today (Friday 30 October).
- The Prime Minister welcomed the positive discussions at the NEC, where the First Minister of Wales agreed to start a process to explore how each government could contribute to regional empowerment, reindustrialisation and achieving good growth in every postcode.
- This would be a policy sprint led by No10 North, involving officials from each government, to take this agenda forward.
Who and where
People
- Andy Burnham (MP for Makerfield (Labour (Co-op))) · more news
UK bodies of power
- Prime Minister's Office, 10 Downing Street (UK national body) · more news
Constituencies of the MPs named: Makerfield.
Where this sits in the 10 levels of power
Topics, as GOV.UK files them: Regional and local government.
Receipt
- Original: https://www.gov.uk/government/news/pm-meeting-with-the-first-minister-of-wales-30-october-2026
- Published 2026-10-30 15:52:25 UTC
- Read by this site 2026-10-30 16:30:18 UTC from GOV.UK
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