Overview
- Scottish First Minister John Swinney and Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth are meeting in Edinburgh today to explore coordinated policy and messaging.
- Plaid Cymru pledges to pilot a version of the Scottish Child Payment if it forms the next Welsh government after next May’s Senedd election.
- John Swinney argues the Westminster status quo is failing and accuses the UK Labour Government of shifting rightward to keep up with Nigel Farage.
- Rhun ap Iorwerth highlights Plaid’s Caerphilly by-election win last week as proof of momentum for a progressive platform.
- Both parties present cooperation as a way to demonstrate devolved alternatives and, for the SNP, to make the case that independence offers a fresh start.