Wales’s First Minister, Baroness Eluned Morgan, has likened herself to a can of strawberry daiquiri while cautioning constituents about the potential loss of her seat in the upcoming Welsh Parliament election.
The leader of Welsh Labour conveyed her concerns in a social media video, stating there was a “danger” she could be defeated by a Reform candidate. This warning comes despite Labour having governed Wales for over two decades.
Recent opinion polls, however, indicate a shift in political sentiment, with Plaid Cymru and Reform topping surveys. Some of these studies also suggest Lady Morgan’s position in the Senedd election on May 7 could be vulnerable.
In her video message, the First Minister employed canned cocktails as a novel way to illustrate Wales’s new voting system, which will see constituents represented by six members of the Senedd.
Lady Morgan said: “So, in Ceredigion Penfro we know that Plaid is pretty secure, they’ve got at least two seats, maybe even a third, so, they’re good. Ceredigion – Plaid is really strong.
“So, the real battle is between Reform, the Tories and Labour.
“So, in the latest poll… I’m in. But, it won’t necessarily stay that way unless you come out and vote Labour.”
“That’s me,” the First Minister said, holding a canned strawberry daiquiri up to the camera.
She used a mojito to represent 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.
“Because the real danger is that if you don’t come out and don’t support Labour, you’re going to get another Reform person,” Lady Morgan added.
“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.”
The latest YouGov poll for ITV Cymru Wales forecast Welsh Labour to win 12 seats, but none in Lady Morgan’s Ceredigion Penfro constituency, Reform 37 and Plaid Cymru 36.
