What does the Labour manifesto mean for Wales?

The Welsh government under Mark Drakeford had pushed for further devolution – in particular on policing and criminal justice.

Vaughan Gething has not abandoned the aim, but it has never been endorsed by the central Labour party.

Gordon Brown’s earlier report on devolution did however support giving Cardiff control of youth justice and the probation service.

The manifesto says, however, that it will “explore” the devolution of probation “to enable them to be more locally responsive”, as part of a strategic review into probation.

It will also “consider” the devolution of youth justice.

Labour are avoiding being overly prescriptive about how it might work before it looks into both issues, and because of their complexities.

The manifesto says it will devolved “employment support funding” to the Welsh government.

More of a role is envisaged for the Wales Office, the Westminster department which represents Wales in the UK government.

The manifesto says it will “once again became an advocate for Wales at home and abroad, and facilitate closer collaboration” between the UK and Welsh governments.

Meanwhile the manifesto says that the Welsh fiscal framework – the set of rules that determine how much the Welsh government gets in grants versus how much it raises in income tax – is “out of date”.

It said the UK government will work with the Welsh government to ensure the framework “delivers value for money”.