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Friday briefing: How Plaid beat Reform (and left Labour in Senedd byelection dust)

In today’s newsletter: Labour has been the largest party in Wales at every general election since 1922. Last night, that history came to an abrupt and painful end – but it was also a disappointing evening for Nigel Farage

The Guardian - UK

Farage blames Labour collapse for Reform defeat in Caerphilly by-election: Latest

Labour comes third with just 11% of the vote in a seat that has long been one of its strongholds

The Independent UK

Labour suffers crushing defeat in Caerphilly by-election with record vote collapse as Plaid Cymru holds off Reform

Labour came a distant third with only 11.02% of the vote - as swing of almost 27% from the party

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Plaid Cymru ousts Labour in Caerphilly byelection

Rhun ap Iorwerth’s party seizes Senedd seat, beating Reform UK into second place

The Guardian - UK

High turnout in vital Caerphilly Welsh Parliament by-election as votes counted

Plaid Cymru and Reform UK hoping to do well in Labour stronghold.

Evening Standard

No 10 accepts people are ‘disappointed with the pace of change’ as Plaid Cymru celebrates Caerphilly byelection win – as it happpened

Lindsay Whittle seized the Senedd constituency from Labour and resisted a fierce challenge from Reform UK

The Guardian - UK

Voters go to the polls in crucial Welsh Parliament by-election

The Caerphilly constituency has been the focus of fierce campaigning by Labour, Plaid Cymru and Reform.

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Caerphilly byelection could signal ‘fundamental realignment’ of Welsh politics

If Labour loses the Senedd seat, it will be a huge blow for party that has dominated politics in Wales for a century

The Guardian - UK

MP: Coal tip safety should be fully funded to prevent repeat of Aberfan disaster

In 1966, a spoil-heap landslide crushed Pantglas Primary School in the coal-mining village of Aberfan near Merthyr Tydfil, killing 144 people.

Evening Standard

Why the fall of this Labour political fortress could spell disaster for Starmer

NEWS ANALYSIS: Since 1918 Labour has never lost in Caerphilly, but now this Welsh constituency could be the latest scalp for Nigel Farage, says political editor David Maddox

The Independent UK

‘I don’t know anyone who is voting Labour’: How Reform is turning a red heartland light blue

This south Wales constituency has been deemed a safe Labour seat for over a century, but voters on streets of Caerphilly tell Holly Evans they are fed up – and think Nigel Farage’s Reform might be the answer

The Independent UK

Labour will ‘never step aside’ in Wales – McFadden

Pat McFadden joined campaigners in the Caerphilly constituency on Thursday morning ahead of a crucial by-election for Welsh Labour next week.

The Independent UK

What the Caerphilly byelection could reveal about Reform, Labour and Wales’ political future

When voters in Caerphilly in south Wales go to the polls later this month, it will be about far more than one seat in the Senedd, Wales’s devolved parliament.

The Conversation

Reform will shake-up status quo in Wales, vows Farage

He said he has a ‘full-time team’ working on policies ahead of May’s Senedd election.

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The Independent UK

Vote Plaid to stop Reform, says party leader

Addressing the annual party conference in Swansea, Rhun ap Iorwerth said Nigel Farage’s party is out of touch with the challenges facing Welsh people.

The Guardian - UK

Yvette Cooper defends children as young as 13 needing digital ID – as it happened

Foreign secretary says it is ‘right way forward’ for young teenagers to have digital ID

Evening Standard

Plaid Cymru ready to replace Labour, says leader

Rhun ap Iorwerth will position his party as a government-in-waiting at Plaid Cymru’s annual conference in Swansea.

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on the nationalist surge: the SNP and Plaid Cymru are making the political weather

Editorial: In both Scotland and Wales, politics is marching to the beat of different drums from the rest of Britain. The UK-wide parties should watch out

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Evening Standard

Welsh Labour have lost their way – Plaid Cymru

Speaking at First Minister’s Questions, Rhun ap Iorwerth accused Baroness Eluned Morgan of using ‘Trump-style language’ in her conference speech.

Evening Standard

‘Prospect of chaos’ if Reform or Plaid win in Wales – Welsh First Minister

Baroness Eluned Morgan said jobs in Wales could be ‘on the line’ if the party loses the Caerphilly by-election and is unable to get a budget through.

Evening Standard

Reform ‘a serious threat’ to Wales, says Welsh Secretary

Jo Stevens said Reform UK did not care about Wales.

The Guardian - UK

Watching Caerphilly: Welsh byelection may be bellwether for political transformation in UK

Plaid Cymru and Reform are polling above Welsh Labour in race for Senedd seat experts say may be ‘canary in the coalmine’

Evening Standard

Jo Stevens warns against Welsh independence, suggesting it could cause austerity

Plaid Cymru’s leader Rhun ap Iorwerth has said independence could happen ‘within our lifetime’.

The Independent UK

Reform on brink of outright majority at next election, major new poll says

Disastrous polling for Labour comes amid growing questions over Keir Starmer’s leadership of the party

The National (Scotland)

Plaid Cymru pledge 'progress' on independence if they win Welsh election

A PLAID Cymru politician has pledged “independence is not off the table in any way” despite the party’s leader saying there would be no…

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