The Welsh election is a two-horse race – and Labour is nowhere to be seen

Rhun ap Iorwerth has said the Welsh election is between Plaid Cymru and Reform UK - (PA)

At the Plaid Cymru conference in February, the mood among delegates, voters and lobbyists was jubilant. And with good reason.

The latest polls indicated that the Welsh nationalists were the frontrunners to win the Senedd elections in May, which could overturn almost three decades of Labour rule.