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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 power

The Guardian - UK

A new Welsh electoral landscape puts Plaid Cymru within reach of power

Plaid Cymru’s electoral hopes for May’s Senedd election are high. Polls suggest the party is competing with Reform UK to emerge as the largest group in the next Welsh parliament, putting it, for the first time, within reach of leading a government in Wales.

The Conversation

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 them

The Guardian - UK

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Wales’s First Minister likens herself to canned cocktail while warning against Reform

She used a mojito to represent Plaid Cymru

The Independent UK

Welsh FM likens herself to canned cocktail while warning she could lose seat

Baroness Eluned Morgan, the leader of Welsh Labour, said in a video posted on social media there was a ‘danger’ of her losing to a Reform candidate.

Evening Standard

After 27 years in power, Welsh Labour’s dominance may soon be over

Welsh Labour is in unfamiliar territory. While winning elections in Wales had become routine since 1922, the upcoming Senedd (Welsh parliament) election has thrown the party into uncharted waters, with the prospect of finishing a distant third.

The Conversation

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

Each party has its own version of nationalism to offer voters in May’s Senedd election: closer ties to England or more independence for Wales, says Guardian columnist Will Hayward

The Guardian - UK

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Votes for populist parties in May elections will put NHS at risk, Streeting says

Exclusive: Health secretary warns of dangers of protest vote as he pitches NHS as key elections battleground

The Guardian - UK

‘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 elections

The Guardian - UK

Why windfarms and electricity pylons have become a major issue in the Welsh election

Future plans for renewable energy are emerging as a key issue in the election for Wales’s parliament, the Senedd, on May 7.

The Conversation

‘Seismic change’: how election wins for nationalists in Celtic nations could reshape UK

With polls suggesting Plaid Cymru, the SNP and Sinn Féin could be in power after May vote, constitutional challenges may lie ahead

The Guardian - UK

‘We have been profoundly let down’: Voters in one of Labour’s safest seats consider switching sides

The ties between south Wales and Labour run deep, and Aberavon has long been one of the party’s safest seats. But with the town of Port Talbot still reeling from the closure of the steelworks, Holly Evans meets locals who are, for the first time, considering a vote for a…

The Independent UK

‘Amazing’: how to grow a meadow in the sea

Vibrant seagrass meadows once flourished around the UK but most have been destroyed. Now, communities and scientists are working to restore them

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Welsh language learning: cultural shifts can deliver a bright future for Cymraeg

Editorial: As Plaid Cymru leads in polls ahead of Senedd elections in May, grassroots enthusiasm for one of its historic causes is growing

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Starmer pledges to tackle new cost of living crisis at May elections campaign launch

Prime minister says 7 May vote is coming at time of ‘war on two fronts’ as Labour braces for heavy losses at polls

The Independent UK

Reform UK candidate steps down after ‘Nazi salute photo’ resurfaces

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Reform UK Faces Criticism Over Senedd Candidate Corey Edwards' Apparent Nazi Salute in Old Photograph

Reform UK faces criticism over Senedd candidate Corey Edwards' apparent Nazi salute in old photograph as Nigel Farage stands by him ahead of the May Welsh Parliament election

The Independent UK

‘It looks bad’: Reform candidate apologises after being pictured performing Nazi salute

Exclusive: Corey Edwards said the picture was taken ‘many years ago’ and condemned Hitler’s ‘barbaric’ regime

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The Independent UK

How Labour could be pushed out of Welsh government for first time ever

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Labour could be locked out of Welsh government for first time in major blow to Starmer, poll shows

A YouGov MRP poll has suggested Plaid Cymru is set to become the biggest with 43 seats followed by Reform in second place on 30 with Labour on 12 and Greens on 10

The Guardian - UK

‘Unprecedented territory’: are UK polls as volatile as they seem? – in charts

In what is beginning to look like a fragmented five-party system, small swings carry outsized political consequences

The Guardian - UK

What’s at stake for UK in May’s elections: six key questions

Reform, Plaid Cymru, the SNP and the Greens are all banking on big gains and nationwide repercussions

Evening Standard

No apologies for devolved spending, says Starmer after leaked memo

The Prime Minister had sent the memo to ministers in December, telling them to be ‘confident’ in spending directly in devolved nations.

The Guardian - UK

Starmer warned cabinet against ‘overly deferential’ relations with devolved governments

Leaked memo dates from shortly after Labour Senedd members raised alarm devolution is being rolled back

The Guardian - UK

Wales Senedd elections are a ‘referendum’ on Starmer, claims Farage

Party leader and Welsh counterpart launch Reform UK manifesto in Newport

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