"Rwyf am weithio gyda llywodraeth leol ar weledigaeth gyffredin i’r dyfodol, ac i fynd ati gyda'n gilydd i ddatblygu atebion i'r heriau maen nhw'n eu hwynebu. Nid yw'r heriau hynny – sy'n ymwneud â chynnal gwasanaethau cyhoeddus blaengar yng nghyd-destun cyni hirdymor – yn mynd i ddiflannu.
“I want to work with local government on a shared vision for the future, and to jointly develop solutions to the challenges they face. Those challenges – about how we maintain progressive public services in the context of long-term austerity – are not going to go away.