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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Bethan McKernan Wales correspondent

Wales Senedd elections are a ‘referendum’ on Starmer, claims Farage

Nigel Farage and Dan Thomas sit behind a desk with the image of a blue Welsh dragon in the background
Farage and Thomas spoke to an audience of about 2,000 people at the event in Newport. Photograph: Andrew Matthews/PA

Nigel Farage has described May’s Senedd elections as a “referendum” on Keir Starmer, as Reform UK gears up to battle Plaid Cymru for the chance to end a century of Labour dominance in Wales.

Launching Reform’s election manifesto in Newport on Thursday alongside the party’s newly appointed Welsh leader, Dan Thomas, Farage said: “It’s a Welsh election, but I’m afraid, whether you like it or not, it doubles up as a referendum on Keir Starmer’s premiership. 7 May will end Labour dominance in Wales and in particular the valleys. And, if we get this right, we will get rid of the worst prime minister any of us have seen in our lifetimes.”

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