3 h. ago Lucy Powell says Labour not ‘bold enough’ in office as she becomes deputy leader

Lucy Powell said: ‘We must give a stronger sense of our purpose, whose side we are on and of our Labour values and beliefs.’

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6 h. ago How did we beat Nigel Farage and Reform in Caerphilly? We stood by our convictions | Rhun ap Iorwerth

Welsh voters have rejected Labour and Starmerite managerialism. By offering hope and not division we showed the populist right can be beatenRhun ap Iorwerth is the leader of Plaid CymruPlaid Cymru’s decisive victory in the Caerphilly byelection proves that Labour’s century of dominance in Wales is over. Voters now face a clear choice between two very different futures, and Caerphilly shows that it is Plaid Cymru’s bold, inclusive vision that carries momentum.Caerphilly was one of the safest Labour seats in Wales. Many London commentators expected the seat to fall to Reform – perhaps even hoped it would. It would have fit the narrative that post-industrial communities naturally drift to the populist right. We proved them wrong. A message built on fairness, community and national purpose resonated with voters, and a comfortable majority voted for it.Rhun ap Iorwerth is the leader of Plaid Cymru and the member of the Senedd for Ynys Môn. Prior to being elected in 2013 he was the chief ...

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14 h. ago Manhunt continues for asylum seeker released from prison by mistake

Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu had been jailed for the sexual assault of a 14-year-old girl.

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26 h. ago Nigel Farage breaks silence on Reform's Caerphilly defeat and blames one thing

Reform UK's party leader said next year's Senedd elections were now a straight fight between Plaid and his party

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27 h. ago Darts star Gerwyn Price left feeling gutted after supporting Nigel Farage's Reform party

Gerwyn Price was left disappointed after Nigel Farage's Reform party failed to win the Caerphilly by-election, with Plaid Cymru securing victory in Wales

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29 h. ago Gerwyn Price becomes first darts star to back Reform: Welshman urges fans to vote for Nigel Farage's party at Caerphilly by

Price, 40, had urged people to vote for Llyr Powell but the upstart candidate lost out to Plaid Cymru's seasoned suit Lindsay Whittle.

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30 h. ago Nigel Farage given warning by Falkland Islands over asylum plot fears

In a statement to The Mirror, the Falkland Islands Assembly said no decisions about immigration would be made without its consent after Reform MP Sarah Pochin refused to rule out sending asylum seekers there

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35 h. ago Nigel Farage's Reform UK is dealt crushing blow at Caerphilly by

Reform UK pledged to "throw everything" to win the Caerphilly constituency but Nigel Farage's party was shafted at the by-election in south Wales on Thursday

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41 h. ago Four out of five voters who say Brexit has been a failure think Boris Johnson is to blame, poll finds

Exclusive: Nearly two thirds of the public think Brexit has been a failure - mostly because of the economy

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44 h. ago Wes Streeting blasts doctors’ strike as ‘slap in the face’ for NHS

Exclusive: Writing in The Independent, the health secretary accused the BMA of trying to ‘wreck’ the health service’s recovery with a ‘rush to industrial action’ – claiming it will only play into Nigel Farage’s hands

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45 h. ago ‘Little more than photocalls’: What has Reform’s Doge team done since it was set up?

The Elon Musk-inspired cost-cutting team promised big savings after Reform’s local election wins in May

Culture

45 h. ago Nigel Farage's 'PMQs strike' mocked as records show he hasn't asked for extra questions in months

MPs are allowed to put their name into a ballot for extra questions at PMQs. The last time Nigel Farage's name was put into the 'shuffle' was in July

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51 h. ago Economist behind Ed Miliband's promise to cut Brits' energy bills by £300 admits savings could be 'wiped out' by rising electricity costs

Pawel Czyzak, who penned a 2023 report for energy think tank Ember , said the UK now faced 'a much different situation' to when he wrote the research.

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53 h. ago Reform could make massive Welsh breakthrough TODAY as Labour faces collapse in Caerphilly Senedd by

Nigel Farage's party is leading the race for the Senedd seat of Caerphilly amid signs that Labour's hold over the former industrial heartlands of the South Wales valleys is weakening.

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55 h. ago Gibraltar hits out at Nigel Farage's Reform after MP refuses to rule out secret asylum plot

The government in Gibraltar said it 'rejects' the possibility that UK asylum seekers could be sent there under Nigel Farage, after MP Sarah Pochin refused to rule it out

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62 h. ago Ditch green zealotry and cut people's energy bills instead, Ed Miliband is urged by Blair's think

The Energy Secretary should prioritise making power cheaper or risk losing the argument on net zero, it warns.

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3 d. ago Farage appears in Commons gallery as ‘mere spectator’ at PMQs

The Reform UK leader complained he had ‘no right of reply’ at Prime Minister’s Questions.

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3 d. ago Why the fall of this Labour political fortress could spell disaster for Starmer

Since 1918 Labour has never lost in Caerphilly, but now this Welsh constituency could be the latest scalp for Nigel Farage, says political editor David Maddox

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3 d. 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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3 d. ago Fresh Reform UK surge puts Nigel Farage's party on course to win Welsh Senedd elections ahead of Labour and Plaid Cymru

The Beaufort Research survey found Nigel Farage's party were backed by 30 per cent of Welsh voters - up five percentage points from a previous poll in June.

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