For many in Welsh Labour, this summer was the last chance for a rest before the party faces the election battle of its life in next May’s Senedd elections. Instead, Labour found itself in mourning for the MS for Caerphilly, Hefin David, who died suddenly last month.
Come October, Welsh Labour will now have to fight a byelection under tragic and untimely circumstances. Plaid Cymru and Reform UK are well ahead in the polls. Losing the longtime Labour stronghold of Caerphilly would deal another serious blow to morale in an election year.
