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Thursday briefing: Five things to look out for in today’s local and parliamentary elections

In today’s newsletter: As voters cast their ballots from Wales to Westminster, long‑established political loyalties face their toughest test in decades, with parties old and new vying to reshape the national landscape

The Guardian - UK

Labour’s nationwide collapse risks making Nigel Farage the face of the UK’s fragile union

Scottish and Welsh nationalism will be further radicalised if Reform UK sets the tone of debate over inclusion in the British state, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

The Guardian - UK

Investment or waste? How the M4 relief road plan for Newport sums up Wales’s economic quandary

As potentially seismic Senedd elections loom, competing parties have differing visions of how to reinvigorate the economy

The Guardian - UK

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The Welsh election is a two-horse race – and Labour is nowhere to be seen

WELSH ELECTIONS : Labour’s domination of Welsh politics is set to come to an abrupt end next week. Holly Evans speaks to Plaid Cymru about whether the Welsh nationalists have what it takes to finally become the country’s biggest party – and the threat of Nigel Farage’s Reform

The Independent UK

‘Reform is an acute threat to Scottish self-government,’ says John Swinney

Polling puts Reform, led in Scotland by former peer Malcolm Offord, neck and neck with Labour for second place

The Guardian - UK

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.

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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

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

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

She used a mojito to represent Plaid Cymru

The Independent UK

Most of you are rejecting AI. The data shows you’re running out of time

We have really strong feelings about AI, positive and negative.

Fortune

Tesla Says Goodbye To Model S And X With Limited Signature Series

Earlier this year, Tesla announced plans to discontinue both the Model S and Model X. The plan is to pivot to increased production of robots. Before they bow out, however, Tesla plans to produce a limited-edition version of each, which it'll dub the Signature Series.

Motor1

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

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.

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The Guardian - UK

‘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

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

The Independent UK

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

The Guardian view on the fragile politics of the union: Labour’s woes have consequences beyond Westminster

Editorial: Following May’s elections, first ministers committed to independence could be in place in Edinburgh, Cardiff and Belfast

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The Conversation

Plaid Cymru plans to share wind farm profits with local people – here’s how that idea has been tried elsewhere

When wind turbines rise above a Welsh hillside, who should benefit financially? Plaid Cymru’s Rhun ap Iorwerth believes it should be local communities.

The Guardian - UK

Welsh Labour leader begins party’s uphill battle for Senedd victory

Eluned Morgan focuses on party’s ‘distinctive identity’ as it faces twin threat of Plaid Cymru and Reform UK

The Guardian - UK

Rhun ap Iorwerth: Plaid Cymru is ready to ‘lead the charge’ in Wales

Leader launches ‘roadmap’ of first 100 days in power to show party is ready to govern if it wins Senedd elections

The Independent UK

Plaid Cymru leader warns ‘Reform would set Wales back decades’ as he declares election a two-horse race

Rhun ap Iorweth told the party conference that a Reform government would set Wales back decades

The Guardian - UK

Welsh elections a choice between culture and ignorance, Plaid leader says

Rhun ap Iorwerth tells party conference Labour and Tories ‘slipping away’ and Reform UK is main threat

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Plaid Cymru’s rise: Welsh politics is on the brink of a revolution

Editorial: After a century of Labour dominance, disillusionment with both Westminster and Cardiff has given progressive nationalists a historic opportunity

MarketBeat

3 of the Most Highly Anticipated IPOs of 2026

As OpenAI and SpaceX position to go public, the most anticipated IPOs of 2026 could end up belonging to Anthropic, Discord, and Plaid.

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