DARC Matters – 19 – Eluned Morgan Says No
Eluned Morgan, First Minister of Wales and Labour candidate for Ceredigion Penfro, has called for a halt to the proposed US/UK DARC space radar station on the St Davids Peninsula – in the light of Donald Trump’s recent alarming and erratic behaviour and increasing unreliability as an ally.
The Ministry of Defence is pushing forward with the DARC proposal. It will soon be put forward for planning permission.
Morgan, who lives in St Davids, represents the area where the base is located and hopes to be re-elected as Senedd Member and First Minister in next month’s Senedd elections.
She says: “Trump’s hostility towards the UK and verbal attacks on our nation in the light of the Prime Minister’s refusal to give the US President support in the attack on Iran should lead us to pause our involvement in this proposal.
“His threats to annihilate the Iranian civilisation reached a new low recently and we should not be associating ourselves with such an unreliable partner who threatened war crimes on civilians, and has insulted UK armed forces in terms of their commitment to fight in Afghanistan.”
The pre-application consultation recently ended, and the MOD is now expected to lodge a formal planning application with Pembrokeshire County Council.
Local Labour MP Henry Tufnell appears to see DARC has a source of local jobs and economic growth. He has been quoted as saying: “Our community here in Pembrokeshire has always played a pivotal role in the UK’s defence and the DARC project represents the next chapter in our proud heritage.”
