1 hour ago Prime Minister's spokesperson responds to Labour's Caerphilly by

Labour came third behind Plaid Cymru and Reform UK in a historic by-election loss in Caerphilly

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5 h. ago Plaid Cymru leader says Wales has choice between division or hope after 'historic' Caerphilly win

Rhun ap Iorwerth also said Lindsay Whittle's victory marked a 'reset' in Welsh politics

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8 h. ago Eluned Morgan tells voters 'we have heard your frustration' after historic Caerphilly by

Labour saw its vote plummet in the Caerphilly by-election, which was won by Plaid Cymru candidate Lindsay Whittle

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13 h. ago Caerphilly byelection result live: Labour, Plaid Cyrmu and Reform UK braced for results of pivotal Welsh parliament vote

Outcome of byelection in historically Labour stronghold could mark historic shift in Welsh politicsLabour has long held the Caerphilly Senedd and Westminster constituencies but, unless opinion polling is wide of the mark, the party is likely to be beaten into third this week with either Plaid or Reform UK seizing the Welsh parliament seat.As Steven Morris has reported, Plaid appears to be picking up Labour votes disenchanted with the party’s performance both in Cardiff and Westminster while Reform hoovers up traditional Conservative voters and those impressed by its promises to end what it calls the other two parties’ “mass immigration agenda”. Continue reading...

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69 h. ago ‘I don’t know anyone who is voting Labour’: How Reform is turning a red heartland light blue

This south Wales constituency has been deemed a safe Labour seat for over a century, but voters on streets of Caerphilly tell Holly Evans they are fed up – and think Nigel Farage’s Reform might be the answer

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4 d. ago Exhausted mum's final wish before she and baby died in home birth

A mum who died with her baby after a traumatic home birth fought desperately to deliver her daughter, an inquest has heard, and before tragedy struck she shouted a frustrated plea

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7 d. ago Catalonia’s Socialist president: tackling inequality can blunt separatist and far

In an interview, Salvador Illa tells of ‘pragmatic approach’ as he seeks to persuade voters about benefits of coexistence with MadridCatalonia’s Socialist president has said his party’s focus on tackling inequality can win over voters who are tempted by pro-independence and far-right voices, as he seeks to persuade Catalans of the benefits of coexistence with the central government in Madrid after years of turmoil.Salvador Illa, a close ally of Spain’s prime minister, Pedro Sánchez, has been in the post since August 2024 and leads the first Catalan parliament in 44 years without a pro-independence majority. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Welsh Conservatives offer home tax deal to back Labour budget

Darren Millar, leader of the Welsh Conservatives, has written to First Minister Eluned Morgan, offering to discuss a budget agreement.

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1 week ago Reform UK would be ‘catastrophic’ for businesses, Welsh First Minister says

Baroness Eluned Morgan was in Port Talbot to announce a new £547 million funding pot from the UK Government to create new jobs and boost productivity.

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2 w. ago ANDREW ROBERTS: The GOOD news for the Tories is that if you keep telling voters the truth, they'll reward you when you're finally proved right

Labelled 'shrill' and 'strident' - insults rarely applied to male politicians - the leader of the Conservatives faced palpable 'rudeness' and hostility, even from within her own party.

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3 w. ago Eluned Morgan gives third reason for refusing to go to state banquet for Donald Trump

She refuted that there were big business deals to be struck

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3 w. ago Reform is a threat to national security, says First Minister

Baroness Eluned Morgan made the comments at First Minister’s Questions after the former leader of Reform UK in Wales admitted to accepting bribes.

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3 w. ago Eluned Morgan wants UK's planned digital ID cards to have a famous Welsh emblem

The UK Government last week announced plans for a free digital ID to curb illegal migration

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3 w. ago Eluned Morgan doubles down on saying Plaid Cymru and Reform UK are 'poison'

Mrs Morgan has defended saying Plaid and Reform UK represented 'different poison, same bottle'

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3 w. ago First Minister Eluned Morgan claims Reform plan to 'flog and frack everything that moves' in Wales

Eluned Morgan admitted that the "polls are not looking good" for Labour

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3 w. ago ‘Prospect of chaos’ if Reform or Plaid win in Wales – Welsh First Minister

Baroness Eluned Morgan said jobs in Wales could be ‘on the line’ if the party loses the Caerphilly by-election and is unable to get a budget through.

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3 w. ago Moldova heads to polls in pivotal vote that could steer it closer to EU or Russia

President tells voters ‘our dear home is in danger’, as her pro-west party tries to hold on to parliamentary majority Moldovans have begun voting in a pivotal parliamentary election that will decide whether the country of 2.4 million stays on its path towards EU membership or drifts back into Moscow’s orbit, amid widespread reports of Russian meddling.The president, Maia Sandu, and her pro-western Action and Solidarity party (PAS), face a stiff challenge in Sunday’s election from an alliance of Soviet-nostalgic, pro-Russian parties led in part by the former president Igor Dodon, whom Sandu defeated in 2020. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago First Minister Eluned Morgan to say Wales will 'fall into chaos' if Plaid or Reform win power

'Wales doesn’t need fantasy politics', the First Minister will tell the UK Labour Party conference

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