Miss Wagstaff blog on Ms Morgan and the leadership.

This blog written by well known Labour insiders at the Assembly does nothing to help the
Labour cause. It simply promulgates division that can then be used by our enemies.

Its recent comments on Ms Morgan are particularly unhelpful. Ms Morgan is a talented politician wasted in the European parliament. It is only proper that she should consider her future and make plans for her next step. This might be into parliament or it might be to fight for a seat at the next Assembly. She would make an excellent First Minister and is exactly the kind of person we in Wales should be promoting as representative of the labour cause.

A few weeks ago a number of commentators were mentioning that there Ms Morgan might replace the excellent Karen Sinclair if she had to permanently stand down because of ill health. Now a potential vacancy in Pontypridd is being mentioned. This speculation in the first instance is insulting and in the second unhelpful.

Imagine the fun that could be had by the opposition if there was a parachute by-election in Pontypridd. Despite a great fight back by Brown now is not the time to risk finances and effort on a by-election Labour should, but are by no means guaranteed, to win. The economic situation is so unstable that anything could happen politically within a six week period.

Misswagstaff should be more careful that her comments support excellent Labour party politicians rather than sink to an unhelpful paranoia that only helps our enemies. Now is not the time for a fight. Labour has five good potential candidates for leader at the Assembly

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