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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Martin Belam

Tuesday briefing: After an historic shift in power, where might Plaid Cymru go next?

Rhun ap Iorwerth giving a thumbs up ahead of a vote that made him Wales’s new first minister.
Rhun ap Iorwerth ahead of a vote that made him Wales’s new first minister. Photograph: Matthew Horwood/Getty Images

Good morning. While Westminster-watchers were obsessed with Labour’s leadership shenanigans, a new chapter in the relationship between Cardiff and the UK government opened.

After claiming power in this month’s elections, Plaid Cymru has wasted no time in testing Keir Starmer’s “openness” to reform. In London, the party tabled an amendment to the king’s speech, calling for a number of justice, infrastructure and welfare powers to be devolved to the Senedd.

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