The electoral defeat prompted an internal review by Prof Anand Menon of polling firm Public First to diagnose the loss. Welsh Labour leader Ken Skates characterized the outcome as catastrophic, conceding that the public felt ignored and dissatisfied with public service improvements. Burnham will use the Welsh Labour conference in Llandudno to insist that the party fundamentally overhaul its strategy. Rebuilding trust with disillusioned voters remains the organization's immediate priority.
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Prime Minister Andy Burnham advocates devolving more power directly to local communities…: Prime Minister Andy Burnham advocates devolving more power directly to local communities instead of Cardiff Bay.
Voters felt Welsh Labour took their historical support for granted and delivered inadequa…: Voters felt Welsh Labour took their historical support for granted and delivered inadequate public services.
Welsh Labour has made earning back public trust its primary objective moving forward.: Welsh Labour has made earning back public trust its primary objective moving forward.
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The prime minister will urge Welsh Labour to "listen" and "take stock" following the party's historic defeat in May's Senedd elections.
At a speech at Welsh Labour conference in Llandudno, Conwy, Andy Burnham will call on his party to "do things differently", ahead of the publication of a review into what went wrong in May.
Welsh Labour leader Ken Skates said the findings were "difficult" and voters felt their support had been taken "for granted".
Labour had dominated Welsh politics for a century, and until the Senedd election had run the Welsh government since the start of devolution.
The vote made Plaid Cymru the largest party for the first time, allowing Rhun ap Iorwerth to become first minister.
Burnham, who was not prime minister at the time, is expected to acknowledge the scale of the defeat when he addresses party members at Venue Cymru.
The former mayor of Manchester will say: "We have to listen. We have to take stock. And we have to commit to doing things differently.
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