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MYSTERIOUS: Plaid cymru - You Need To See This

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)

'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…

The National (Scotland)

'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.

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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)

The National is going to Belfast and Cardiff to take you inside the Celtic Alliance

THIS week The National is heading to Wales and Northern Ireland to find out how Scotland is working with the Celtic Alliance to challenge the…

The National (Scotland)

Three devolved governments. Three paths to independence

THERE hasn’t been much to excite or inspire Scotland’s independence movement in the last few years

The National (Scotland)

Former Reform UK candidate named adviser to party’s Welsh leader

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Reform UK ‘Nazi salute’ candidate appointed adviser to party’s Welsh leader

The photo of Corey Edwards emerged online hours after he announced his candidacy as a Reform UK candidate

The Independent UK

How can Scotland protect Gaelic as Wales has with Welsh?

SCOTLAND must invest in making Gaelic a "living language" if it is to flourish in the same way as Welsh, a Plaid Cymru MS has said.

The National (Scotland)

Celtic Alliance must unite to demand referendum powers, says Plaid Cymru MS

PRO-independence governments in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland should work together to secure powers to hold independence referendums, a Plaid…

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.

The National (Scotland)

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

A new Ireland is an alternative to a Reform-led UK – Stormont Opposition

Matthew O’Toole said a Reform Government will have a ‘seismic consequence’ for the people of Northern Ireland.

Evening Standard

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

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‘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 Conversation

More than just a critical blow to Keir Starmer and Labour, local votes signal a dis-United Kingdom

Local elections in Britain on May 7, 2026 – in which the ruling Labour Party suffered deep losses – revealed tectonic shifts.

The Conversation

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.

Evening Standard

Westminster ‘chaos’ underlines need to ‘break shackles’, says O’Neill

Stormont’s First Minister met in London with the SNP and Plaid Cymru following their election victories in Scotland and Wales.

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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.

Evening Standard

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.

The Independent UK

Historic shift as Plaid Cymru First Minister ends Labour’s long reign in Wales

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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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