cap in hand

"And we know why - the government has gone cap in hand to China to bail out its terrible handling of the British economy," she added.

Wales' first minister has called for a funding system change, saying she does not want to "continue to go cap in hand" to Westminster.

Morgan told Sunday's BBC Politics Wales "underpinning the economic future of Wales, that's what I'm interested in because I don't want to continue to go cap in hand" to Westminster.

Sir Ed is also expected to accuse Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch of wanting to go "cap in hand" to President-elect Trump and "beg for whatever trade deal he'll give us".

Speaking before him, deputy leader Angela Rayner said councils had been forced to go "cap in hand" to government to fund schemes, likening Levelling Up Secretary Michael Gove to an investor on TV show Dragons' Den.