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  • Reform or Plaid? Whichever way Welsh voters go, the country will be utterly transformed | Will Hayward
  • Welsh Labour faces ‘existential’ change as party braces for May election defeat
  • The key exchanges from the WalesOnline Senedd leaders debate

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theguardian.com /1 month ago

Reform or Plaid? Whichever way Welsh voters go, the country will be utterly transformed | Will Hayward

Each party has its own version of nationalism to offer voters in May’s Senedd election: closer ties to England or more independence for WalesIt’s fair to say that the UK will chang...

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theguardian.com /1 month ago

Welsh Labour faces ‘existential’ change as party braces for May election defeat

‘Critical debate’ about party’s identity and direction looms if it loses control of Senedd next month after 27 years in powerWelsh Labour is the democratic world’s most successful...

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walesonline.co.uk /1 month ago

The key exchanges from the WalesOnline Senedd leaders debate

Rhun ap Iorwerth was accused of being 'miserable' by Eluned Morgan while Dan Thomas' influence in Reform was questioned by the Plaid leader

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conservativehome.com /1 month ago

William Duckworth: All roads lead to Wales – and why it will be the decisive battleground of these elections

If the polls are right, the extent of Labour’s failure in Wales will be unambiguous. No amount of spin or preemptive briefing will obscure the simple fact that Labour has lost cont...

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southwalesargus.co.uk /1 month ago

'Political failure' blamed for weak Welsh economy, education and health

After more than 27 years in power, Labour’s record in Wales is rightly and sharply criticised as a catalogue of missed opportunities and entrenched failure.

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theguardian.com /1 month ago

What the parties promise Welsh voters on the NHS, schools, childcare and tax

Labour, Plaid Cymru, Reform, the Greens, the Tories and the Lib Dems set out competing plans but offer little detail on how they would pay for themThe parties most likely to win th...

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walesonline.co.uk /2 weeks ago

Dominance insulated Labour and defined it in Wales. Without it, the party had no answer

"When that dominance finally fractured, the party found itself unable to articulate an alternative sense of purpose," writes politics lecturer Nye Davies

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theguardian.com /3 weeks ago

Why Welsh voters turned their backs on the Labour party after 100 years

Disregard from UK Labour and struggling public services are just some of reasons behind ‘astonishing’ collapseBy Friday night, Keir Starmer and much of the Westminster Labour group...

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bbc.com /1 month ago

Reform is not racist, Welsh leader says in heated election debate

Wales' big six parties clashed in the TV debate less than two weeks before the Senedd election.

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southwalesargus.co.uk /1 month ago

Welsh electorate 'prefers failure to success' rather than making changes

Wales faces significant challenges and has reached a point where genuine change is desperately needed.

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theguardian.com /2 weeks ago

Plaid Cymru leader plans minority Welsh government built on cooperation

Rhun ap Iorwerth says he hopes to work with other parties and press the UK government for extra powersThe leader of Plaid Cymru, Rhun ap Iorwerth, has vowed to form a stable minori...

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thenational.scot /1 month ago

Why the Welsh election is both unpredictable and unprecedented

THE upcoming elections for Wales’s Senedd will feature something that has never been seen before – unpredictability ...

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nytimes.com /3 weeks ago

Rhun ap Iorwerth Breaks Labour’s Dominance in Wales

Rhun ap Iorwerth, a former journalist, led his party to the most seats in the Welsh Parliament, ousting the Labour Party, which had long held sway, and beating Reform U.K.

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order-order.com /3 weeks ago

Welsh First Minister Eluned Morgan Loses Seat

A wipeout: Plaid Cymru: 31,943 Reform: 23,003 Labour: 6,495 The sitting First Minister came third…

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theguardian.com /3 weeks ago

‘Voting Green will stop Reform’: party eyes kingmaker role in Wales

With Plaid Cymru set to end Labour dominance, activists say the Greens could hold the balance of power in the next SeneddThe church hall in Cardiff’s Canton neighbourhood was packe...

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labourlist.org /2 weeks ago

‘Rebuilding and decoupling – the future of Welsh Labour’

The Senedd elections results are a disaster for Welsh Labour and a warning to UK Labour that politics… The post ‘Rebuilding and decoupling – the future of Welsh Labour’ appeared fi...

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walesonline.co.uk /3 weeks ago

'The people of Wales rejected Labour' Eluned Morgan's resignation statement in full

Wales' First Minister has resigned as Welsh Labour leader after losing her seat in the Senedd Election

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theguardian.com /1 month ago

‘No more bending to Westminster’s will’ if Plaid Cymru wins power, leader vows

Rhun ap Iorwerth launches party’s manifesto and says he is unconcerned by Reform UK threat in Welsh electionsUK politics live – latest updatesPlaid Cymru’s leader has promised “no...

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southwalesargus.co.uk /2 weeks ago

What's next for the older people in Wales following the Senedd election?

Following the Senedd elections, we now look ahead to how commitments made during campaigning will be translated into a programme for government, and how this will impact upon every...

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businessnewswales.com /2 weeks ago

A New Wales – Now the New First Minister Must Deliver

GUEST COLUMN:Joshua MilesHead of WalesFederation of Small Businesses  The 8th of May 2026 will go down as one of the most consequential days in Welsh political history.  For the fi...

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conservativehome.com /4 weeks ago

Gareth Davies: Why all eyes should be on Wales this May

This election, then, will not simply decide who governs Wales, but whether the desire for change translates into meaningful improvement or merely a continuation of the same politic...

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thenational.scot /1 month ago

Wales is changing voting system. Should Scotland do the same?

Until this year, Wales and Scotland have both used the additional member system to elect their respective parliaments, but in 2026 that is about to change

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thenational.scot /1 month ago

Plaid Cymru leader rages at 'unequal' UK over Welsh referendum rules

PLAID Cymru's leader has hit out at an "unequal" UK as he shared his frustration that Wales cannot hold a referendum on its future in the Union.

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thenational.scot /4 weeks ago

Plaid Cymru leader in scrap with Labour over Welsh independence

PLAID Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth and Welsh first minister Eluned Morgan got into an on-air scrap over independence as a predicted disaster for Labour looms large in the Senedd e...

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