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| Morgan concentrates on Plaid deal | Morgan concentrates on Plaid deal |
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| First Minister Rhodri Morgan has told BBC Wales he is concentrating on finalising a coalition deal with Plaid, but his door "is open" to the Lib Dems. | First Minister Rhodri Morgan has told BBC Wales he is concentrating on finalising a coalition deal with Plaid, but his door "is open" to the Lib Dems. |
| Mr Morgan said his party was between "a rock and a hard place" following Labour's failure to gain an outright majority in last month's election. | Mr Morgan said his party was between "a rock and a hard place" following Labour's failure to gain an outright majority in last month's election. |
| But he said only a "tiny minority" of his party believed Labour's future would be best served in opposition. | |
| Welsh Labour's National Executive meets on Friday to consider a coalition. | Welsh Labour's National Executive meets on Friday to consider a coalition. |
| Speaking to the Dragon's Eye programme, Mr Morgan said he was duty bound to implement the Labour Party's manifesto, "even if it is at the price of implementing somebody else's manifesto as well". | Speaking to the Dragon's Eye programme, Mr Morgan said he was duty bound to implement the Labour Party's manifesto, "even if it is at the price of implementing somebody else's manifesto as well". |
| I won't go into the details of my discussions with Gordon Brown Rhodri Morgan | I won't go into the details of my discussions with Gordon Brown Rhodri Morgan |
| "In terms of the attitude of the Labour party, they all understand that we are between a rock and a hard place and that there is a tiny minority that probably does believe in walking away, but I think that's a tiny minority," he said. | "In terms of the attitude of the Labour party, they all understand that we are between a rock and a hard place and that there is a tiny minority that probably does believe in walking away, but I think that's a tiny minority," he said. |
| "I think the majority say....we must not allow the Tories to get back into a position of being ministers looking after public services in Wales. | "I think the majority say....we must not allow the Tories to get back into a position of being ministers looking after public services in Wales. |
| "That would be the ultimate folly, if there was anything we could do to stop that happening." | "That would be the ultimate folly, if there was anything we could do to stop that happening." |
| Mr Morgan said he hoped to have an agreement with Plaid in place by Friday afternoon which he "can sell" to his party's Welsh executive. | Mr Morgan said he hoped to have an agreement with Plaid in place by Friday afternoon which he "can sell" to his party's Welsh executive. |
| "We know that either Ieuan Wyn Jones and his ministerial team will be First Minister and ministers at the head of a rainbow alliance, or might be junior ministers in a coalition with Labour, with Labour being the senior party," he said. | "We know that either Ieuan Wyn Jones and his ministerial team will be First Minister and ministers at the head of a rainbow alliance, or might be junior ministers in a coalition with Labour, with Labour being the senior party," he said. |
| 'Concentrating' | 'Concentrating' |
| Mr Morgan also said it was up to Liberal Democrat leader Mike German to contact him if he wanted to open the door to negotiations. | Mr Morgan also said it was up to Liberal Democrat leader Mike German to contact him if he wanted to open the door to negotiations. |
| "At the moment we are concentrating on seeing whether we can do an agreement with Plaid Cymru and if you are concentrating on something like that, then I think that is what we really have to focus on." | "At the moment we are concentrating on seeing whether we can do an agreement with Plaid Cymru and if you are concentrating on something like that, then I think that is what we really have to focus on." |
| Mr Morgan added that he had discussed the way ahead for Labour in the assembly with Gordon Brown, but he refused to elaborate on those discussions. | Mr Morgan added that he had discussed the way ahead for Labour in the assembly with Gordon Brown, but he refused to elaborate on those discussions. |
| "I have had a few conversations with Gordon Brown, because obviously he is going to be the relevant prime minister to the period during which this agreement might run if we can reach an agreement," he said. | "I have had a few conversations with Gordon Brown, because obviously he is going to be the relevant prime minister to the period during which this agreement might run if we can reach an agreement," he said. |
| "I won't go into the details of my discussions with Gordon Brown." | "I won't go into the details of my discussions with Gordon Brown." |