Overview

• In a keynote speech at the party conference in Swansea, Rhun ap Iorwerth cast Plaid as a government-in-waiting and said next May’s Senedd contest is a two-horse race with Reform UK.
• He ruled out holding an independence referendum at any point in the next five years if Plaid leads the government.
• Fresh polling reported by YouGov and ITV Cymru puts Plaid on 30%, Reform on 29% and Labour on 14% for the Senedd vote.
• He announced a pledge for 20 funded childcare hours for all parents of children aged nine months to four years, alongside promises to reform the NHS and social care.
• He said Plaid would not work with Reform UK, and the next Senedd election will use a new voting system expanding the chamber from 60 to 96 seats.