Andy Burnham said Welsh Labour may have lost sight of devolution principles after the party suffered a historic defeat in Senedd elections.

What it means

Andy Burnham, the Labour mayor of Greater Manchester, has publicly argued that Welsh Labour lost touch with the principles of devolution, following a party review that criticized the strategy of former Welsh First Minister Mark Drakeford. The review and Burnham's comments come amid a wider reckoning for Welsh Labour after a poor electoral performance, with the party's current leader, Ken Skates, also acknowledging the party had focused too much on constitutional powers at the expense of voters' priorities.

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The claim is solid, reported by BBC News (a reputable secondary source) and attributed to named figures (Andy Burnham, Ken Skates) and a party review. The reporting sits close to the primary sources — Burnham's public remarks and the review's findings — and is corroborated by multiple BBC articles and other outlets in the search results.

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