This morning’s Western Mail speculates that Eluned Morgan’s chances of winning the Labour nomination to replace Rhodri Morgan as the Assembly Member for Cardiff West have been damaged by her involvement in the party’s attack blog, Aneurin Glyndwr.
Eluned wrote a parody of the Tom Jones hit Delilah whose accompanying video depicting Nick Bourne as Dracula and Ieuan Wyn Jones as a clown has been criticised as an example of the infantilisation of Welsh politics.
It also caused severe embarrassment for the First Minister who was forced to backtrack on his previous endorsement of the site, which he appeared to have offered without seeing it first or even fully understanding what the internet is.
Until now, Eluned has been seen as a racing certainty to win the selection for the vacancy when a contest is held later this year. Now, however, there is talk that Eluned’s role in the website debacle has put in doubt the support of the First Minister for her bid to succeed him. The speculation goes a step further in suggesting that Rhodri may have switched his support to Sophie Howe, the unsuccessful Cardiff North Assembly candidate in 2007 who used to work for his wife Julie.
Things really are getting interesting within Welsh Labour.
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And don’t forget that Sophie Howe’s father Peter, STILL works for Julie Morgan. He has been her employee and close political supporter for decades and I understand he is a very close personal friend of Rhodri too.
I bet Eluned want’s to cry every time she even thinks about her involvement in Aneurin Glyndwr! WHY OH WHY ELUNED?
If anyone else saw Sophie Howe’s unbelievably bitter ‘concession’ speech in 2007 they would be switching their support back to Eluned! At least the video was just stupid.