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Who Really Funds UK Politics? The Growing Influence of Mega Donors Explained

UK political donations reached £24.7m in Q1 2026, with a significant portion from wealthy individuals. Reform UK led with £9.2m, raising questions about the influence of mega donors.

International Business Times UK

More than 75 council seats up for grabs in flurry of local by-elections

Many of the contests have a link with the large set of elections held in England, Scotland and Wales on May 7.

Evening Standard

How the Celtic Alliance leaders used their powers on the ground this week

Of the three nationalist parties, Sinn Fein made the most substantial constitutional move during the past week

The National (Scotland)

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'I'd like it': What people in Cardiff think about Welsh independence

AS Wales prepared for a friendly against Ghana at the Principality Stadium this week, The National took to the streets of Cardiff to ask what people…

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'Golden opportunity': Plaid DFM says Celtic Alliance will 'make Westminster listen'

THE birth of the “Celtic Alliance” of nations against Westminster rule presents a “golden opportunity” to force the UK Government to listen.

The National (Scotland)

Ian Blackford offers Plaid Cymru 'wise counsel' in transition to government

PLAID Cymru have done the hard part, now they’re onto the even harder part.

The National (Scotland)

'Union of equals claim rings hollow' says new Plaid Cymru First Minister

THE First Minister of Wales has said the UK is not a union of equals and vowed to press for a further devolution of powers.

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Tuesday briefing: After an historic shift in power, where might Plaid Cymru go next?

In today’s newsletter: Labour has been decimated, Reform has taken up the official opposition, and the Senedd has expanded massively – taking the country’s new leadership into uncharted waters

The Guardian - UK

Plaid Cymru has forged a brand of inclusive nationalism. That’s why it beat Reform in Wales

Growing up in Gwynedd, I was made to feel ‘not Welsh enough’. But things have changed – and the Senedd victory shows the politics of exclusion has no answer, says Guardian columnist Rhiannon Lucy Cosslett

The Guardian - UK

‘It was always the way to vote Labour here’: party’s proud Welsh heartland makes a clean break of it

Labour’s sometime safest seat in the UK, birthplace of Aneurin Bevan and Neil Kinnock, last week sent no Labour delegates to the new Senedd

The Guardian - UK

A new voting system meant the Welsh election couldn’t have been further from a two-horse race – so why was it portrayed as one?

Even before votes were counted in this year’s Senedd (Welsh parliament) election, speculation among commentators was rife that one campaign narrative had firmly taken hold – that the contest had become a two-horse race between Plaid Cymru and Reform UK.

The Conversation

Why a new Plaid Cymru government in Cardiff may pose a fresh challenge for Westminster

After emerging as the largest party in the Senedd (Welsh Parliament) election, Plaid Cymru is now establishing itself as the next Welsh government. It’s the first administration not led by Welsh Labour since devolution began 27 years ago.

The Conversation

After a complete collapse, where does Welsh Labour go from here?

May 7 will go down as the worst election in the history of Welsh Labour. More than a century of electoral dominance ended with the party sitting in opposition in the Senedd (Welsh parliament) for the first time.

The Conversation

Rhun ap Iorwerth sworn in as First Minister of Wales

Mr ap Iorwerth was elected as leader of the country by Members of the Senedd on Tuesday.

Evening Standard

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Inside Starmer’s fight to keep Labour leadership – Full timeline as calls grow for PM to step down

The resignations of four ministers and several government aides have piled pressure on the Prime Minister, who vowed to fight on at Tuesday’s Cabinet meeting

The Independent UK

Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth announced as first minister of Wales

First time post has been held by someone who is not a Labour politician

Evening Standard

Rhun ap Iorwerth named next First Minister of Wales

Rhun ap Iorwerth, the leader of Plaid Cymru, has been named the next First Minister of Wales.

The Guardian - UK

Plaid Cymru’s Rhun ap Iorwerth voted first minister of Wales

Appointment confirmed by plenary vote in Senedd after party ended 100 years of Labour rule in last week’s election

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The Welsh Conservatives survived the Senedd election – now they must decide what they stand for

The 2026 Senedd (Welsh parliament) election has transformed Welsh politics. Much of the attention has focused on the rise of Plaid Cymru and Reform UK, and on Welsh Labour’s dramatic losses. But another political story has unfolded more quietly in the background.

Evening Standard

Rhun ap Iorwerth set to become Plaid Cymru’s first premier of Wales

The Plaid Cymru leader is hoping to become the next first minister of Wales in a vote on Tuesday.

The Guardian - UK

Wales has been hit by a political earthquake – and the UK government is in a very tricky position

If Starmer’s Labour refuses to concede more powers to Plaid Cymru, the triumphant independence party, it will only accelerate its own decline, says Guardian columnist Will Hayward

The Guardian - UK

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 powers

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on the Welsh and Scottish elections: Plaid’s triumph heralds a new era in devolved politics

Editorial: Progressive nationalist parties now hold power in Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast. That will be a challenge for the United Kingdom’s overcentralised state

The Guardian - UK

Plaid Cymru leader says he hopes to be made first minister as early as Tuesday

Rhun ap Iowerth says he hopes his party’s programme for government will get backing from across the Senedd

The Guardian - UK

Labour MP says she will trigger leadership contest by Monday if cabinet does not launch challenge – as it happened

Catherine West says she will try to get the necessary signatures herself to trigger a leadership contest

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