Wales’s First Minister, Baroness Eluned Morgan, has likened herself to a can of strawberry daiquiri while warning constituents that she could lose her seat in the upcoming Senedd election. In a social media video, the Labour leader expressed concern that a Reform candidate might defeat her, despite her party having governed Wales for over two decades.
Using canned cocktails as a visual aid, Lady Morgan explained the new voting system, in which each constituency will elect six members. She associated each drink with a party: a mojito for Plaid Cymru, a blue raspberry martini for the Conservatives, an espresso martini for Reform, a pina colada for the Greens, and an Irn-Bru vodka martini for the Welsh Liberal Democrats.
Recent opinion polls indicate a shift in political sentiment, with Plaid Cymru and Reform topping surveys. Some studies suggest Lady Morgan’s position in the May 7 election is vulnerable. A YouGov poll for ITV Cymru Wales forecast Labour winning only 12 seats, with none in her Ceredigion Penfro constituency.
“The real danger is that if you don’t come out and don’t support Labour, you’re going to get another Reform person,” she said. “God knows who that is, and you’re going to lose somebody who really knows how the Senedd works, who’s ran Wales and who represents this area.”
