Rubuta ci gaba don wannan sakin layi - A watan Yulin 1997, ya wallafa cikakkun shawarwarin Gwamnati game da rarraba mulki a cikin Farin Jarida "Muryar Wales" kuma ya jagoranci nasarar yakin neman nasarar Labour Party don kuri'ar "a'a" a cikin zaben raba gardama a ranar 18 ga Satumba, 1997. Ko da yake Labour ya juyo da rinjaye 4 zuwa 1 da aka rubuta a cikin 1979 referendum
, mafi rinjaye na 0.6% a kan kashi 50.1% ya jefa inuwa a kan ikon ma'aikata.