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The Latest Breaking News from Rhun ap Iorwerth

Caerphilly byelection a triumph of positivity over division, says Plaid Cymru leader

Rhun ap Iorwerth says party’s win was more than just rejection of immigration-obsessed Reform or rudderless Labour

The Guardian - UK

‘Reform didn’t have any idea about south Wales’: Plaid Cymru supporters celebrate byelection win

Welsh nationalists secured a hefty 47% of votes in what had been framed as a close two-horse race against Reform

The Guardian - UK

What does Plaid Cymru stand for?

Plaid Cymru’s leader Rhun ap Iorwerth has hailed the by-election result as ‘real evidence’ that people are putting their ‘faith’ in the party

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Friday briefing: How Plaid beat Reform (and left Labour in Senedd byelection dust)

In today’s newsletter: Labour has been the largest party in Wales at every general election since 1922. Last night, that history came to an abrupt and painful end – but it was also a disappointing evening for Nigel Farage

The Guardian - UK

Reform will shake-up status quo in Wales, vows Farage

He said he has a ‘full-time team’ working on policies ahead of May’s Senedd election.

Evening Standard

Vote Plaid to stop Reform, says party leader

Addressing the annual party conference in Swansea, Rhun ap Iorwerth said Nigel Farage’s party is out of touch with the challenges facing Welsh people.

The Independent UK

Yvette Cooper defends children as young as 13 needing digital ID – as it happened

Foreign secretary says it is ‘right way forward’ for young teenagers to have digital ID

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Plaid Cymru ready to replace Labour, says leader

Rhun ap Iorwerth will position his party as a government-in-waiting at Plaid Cymru’s annual conference in Swansea.

Evening Standard

Welsh Labour have lost their way – Plaid Cymru

Speaking at First Minister’s Questions, Rhun ap Iorwerth accused Baroness Eluned Morgan of using ‘Trump-style language’ in her conference speech.

Evening Standard

Jo Stevens warns against Welsh independence, suggesting it could cause austerity

Plaid Cymru’s leader Rhun ap Iorwerth has said independence could happen ‘within our lifetime’.

Evening Standard

Plaid Cymru pledge 'progress' on independence if they win Welsh election

A PLAID Cymru politician has pledged “independence is not off the table in any way” despite the party’s leader saying there would be no…

The National (Scotland)

Plaid leader accuses Reform of trying to silence Wales

Rhun ap Iorwerth, leader of Plaid Cymru, said voters need to understand what is at stake ahead of the Welsh Parliament elections next May.

Evening Standard

‘We’re the party of ambition’: Plaid Cymru sets out to topple Labour

Leader Rhun ap Iorwerth has begun a tour that will take in every Welsh constituency before May’s Senedd elections

The Guardian - UK

UK Government ‘betraying Wales’ over rail funding, Plaid leader says

Rhun ap Iorwerth called for the First Minister of Wales to condemn the UK government’s Welsh rail funding.

Evening Standard

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Welsh indyref ‘absolutely could happen in our lifetime’, Plaid Cymru leader says

Rhun ap Iorwerth did not shy away from suggesting his party could be the leading political force in Wales following the next Senedd elections.

Evening Standard

No ‘formal relationship’ possible between Plaid and Reform

Plaid Cymru and Reform UK are predicted to be the biggest parties in Wales at the next election.

Evening Standard

Plaid leader pledges to launch payments for poor children

Rhun ap Iorwerth said child poverty ‘remains a national stain’ with children ‘not even afforded the decency of good health and the bare essentials’.

The Independent UK

Plaid leader to say he will put Starmer ‘on notice’

Rhun ap Iorwerth, the leader of Plaid Cymru, will speak at the party’s spring conference in Llandudno.

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Evening Standard

Former Plaid Cymru leader Dafydd Elis-Thomas dies aged 78

Lord Elis-Thomas died at home on Friday morning following a ‘short illness’, his family has announced.

Evening Standard

Welsh Tories accused of having ‘given up’ after leader misses vote to go to US

Darren Millar, the leader of the Welsh Tories, and his colleague Russell George, missed the draft budget debate to go to a prayer meeting in the US.

Evening Standard

‘Ship stabilised’ after turbulent year for Labour in Wales, says First Minister

Eluned Morgan said the Labour group was now ‘really united’.

Evening Standard

Welsh flood defences protected thousands of people, says Eluned Morgan

The leader of the Welsh Government announced new financial support for those whose homes were flooded over the weekend.

The National (Scotland)

Create new Wales Bill to give country same powers as Scotland, Labour urged

PLAID Cymru are calling for Wales to be given the same powers of control as Scotland ...

Evening Standard

Plaid Cymru calls for new Wales Bill to give it powers on par with Scotland

Transport, justice and policing, energy, taxation and welfare are among the powers held by Scotland but currently unavailable to Wales.

The Guardian - UK

‘Labour is not inevitable’: Plaid Cymru leader says he senses an opportunity

On eve of its conference, Rhun ap Iorwerth talks of his party becoming the largest in the Welsh parliament

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