Welsh First Minister Rhodri Morgan is coming under heavy pressure from the National Assembly in Cardiff to approach Tony Blair to achieve a change in the Children Bill now before Parliament. Members want Welsh Commissioner Peter Clarke to gain the formal right to deal with non-devolved issues such as policing when raised with him by youngsters in Wales.
Last week, Morgan resisted the suggestion, saying: "Negotiations are on-going with the relevant UK ministers." But deputy minister John Griffiths told Children Now: "When the London commissioner is appointed, the pair will come to an agreement on how to operate. This is the wrong time to raise the matter, in the glare of political headlines."
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