First minister wants Wales to have closer ties with Europe

Eluned Morgan has said she was an "unapologetic" "Euro-enthusiast" and wanted Wales to have the closest possible relationship with the European Union. The Labour first minister was responding to comments by the Labour Mayor of London Sir Sadiq Khan, who said the party should campaign to rejoin the EU at the next general election. It comes as the party has shifted its tone on Brexit as it grappled with Britain's ailing economy. But despite the prime minister saying last year that "Brexit had significantly hurt our economy", Downing Street has repeatedly said the UK government would not join the customs union and single market. Morgan would not explicitly say Labour should promise to rejoin the EU during an interview on BBC Politics Wales, but she did say, "I am absolutely unapologetic that I always want the closest possible relationship". "I am an absolute Euro-enthusiast. Leaving the EU has not been beneficial to Wales," she said. "We've been cut in exports which affects jobs. We've been cut in terms of funding. "We were promised we wouldn't be a penny worse off." A total of 52.5% of voters in Wales backed Brexit in 2016 and Boris Johnson secured a bumper number of Welsh Conservati