Celebrity caravan users are always popular at Caravan Times. Recently we revealed how government ministers Ed Balls and wife Yvette Cooper took part of their holiday during the parliamentary recess in a caravan in the Lake District.
This time we can go one better on the ministerial ladder. The First Minister of Wales, Rhodri Morgan is saying he is still in charge of Wales while on holiday in his caravan.
The First Minister has confirmed that unlike Prime Minister Gordon Brown, there is no requirement for him to delegate responsibility as he is remaining in Mwnt, Wales for the duration of his holiday. Meanwhile Harriet Harman, Peter Mandleson and Alistair Darling will cover for the Prime Minister during his vacation.
Mr. Morgan told BBC News ‘Because I holiday in my caravan in west Wales, I don’t delegate authority to anyone else as I’m available to make any emergency decision as and when required’.
The First Minister has been taking breaks in Mwnt for around 40 years, and his spokeswoman confirmed to Caravan Times that ‘he holidays every year in his caravan in Mwnt in west Wales – he absolutely adores it!’.
She also confirmed his passion for caravans. ‘There is no doubting that Rhodri Morgan is a keen caravanner – you can quote us on that!’
The spokeswoman also added that he was always reachable by mobile phone and if required in an emergency, was only two to three hours away from Cardiff.
Mr. Morgan is extremely fond of Mwnt, with three generations of his family having now taken holidays there. He has previously said of the place ‘It’s a wonderful location – Mwnt is my special place because it has given me, since 1946, my children since the late 1960s, and now their children, the best holiday experiences you could ask for’.
Mwnt is a beach owned by the National Trust. For more details, please click here.
