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Plaid Cymru Pitches Government-in-Waiting as Polls Point to Two-Horse Race with Reform

Rhun ap Iorwerth rules out an independence referendum for the next five years to emphasize a pragmatic focus on governing.

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Overview

  • At the party conference in Swansea, Rhun ap Iorwerth said Plaid is ready to replace Labour and presented the party as a government-in-waiting with new energy and ideas.
  • A recent YouGov poll reported Plaid on 30%, Reform UK on 29% and Labour on 14%, signaling a sharp break from Labour’s long dominance in Wales.
  • Ap Iorwerth framed the contest as Plaid’s progressive vision versus Reform’s politics, predicting a two-horse race for next year’s Senedd election.
  • He said Plaid would seek support from other parties after the election if needed but ruled out any arrangement with Reform UK.
  • Setting out priorities beyond the independence question, he backed closer EU economic ties including single market and customs union access, and touted the party’s Making Wales Work economic plan to grow the Welsh economy.