Welsh Labour Leader Warns Plaid Cymru Not to Cut Aid for Poorer Children in Budget Talks

Welsh Labour leader Ken Skates has told Plaid Cymru that cuts to help for poorer children would be unacceptable if the party wants Labour's support for the Welsh Government's budget, according to a report by the BBC.

Mr Skates said the early years programme Flying Start, which provides support for disadvantaged families, would be treated as a "red line" in ongoing budget negotiations, the BBC reported.

The warning comes as talks continue between the Welsh Government and Plaid Cymru over the passage of the budget in the Senedd.

The BBC report did not detail further specifics of the negotiations or Plaid Cymru's response to the warning.