The compromise reached between the One Wales Government and Westminster on the welsh Language LCO appears to have set hares running amongst some Plaid Cymru members.
A number of Plaid Assembly Members have expressed their dissatisfaction with the outcome whilst the Minister himself was clearly discomfited at the launch this morning, unhappy perhaps at the concessions he has had to make.
Expect some more grumblings in Plaid Cymru ranks as the details sink in though how loud they will grow has yet to be seen.
Some of the dissatisfaction can be traced directly back to the behaviour of the Secretary of State for Wales on this matter. The BBC report that a row has erupted between Heritage Minister, Alun Ffred Jones and the Wales Office over the release of details about the law to journalists before AMs.
They say that Mr Jones has accused the Wales Office of breaking a protocol that AMs must be told of significant developments, such as the publication of legislation, before the press and public. He said the Wales Office, headed by Mr Hain, had briefed journalists about its contents on Monday night without his knowledge.
The Wales Office said it would not be responding to Mr Jones’s comments. Yet another source of friction between Labour and Plaid.
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