Morgan is caught in a dilemma of when to land her metaphorical punches.
She needs UK Labour to deliver on more powers, funding and projects – as has happened with the Wylfa nuclear power station and rail funding.
And she needs to make the case for all of that – think policing, the wider justice system and the Crown Estate.
Anecdotally many Labour campaigners were told by voters during the Caerphilly by-election that they were not impressed with Sir Keir.
But when to pick the fight?
Morgan was certainly up for it when she spoke at the Institute for Government last week, and in her “Red Welsh Way” address last year – but less keen on Tuesday night and Wednesday morning after the comments from Mahmood.
Could voters be confused?
The opposition are certainly seizing on it, with accusations from Plaid Cymru that Morgan has no influence and from the Conservatives that she’s paving the way to independence – something both the Tories and Labour fundamentally disagree with – because of her demands.