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Reform swaggered into Caerphilly, ready for a coronation. An unpleasant surprise lay in store

Predictions of a Reform win were wide of the mark. But Labour’s crushing byelection defeat offers important lessons too, says Guardian columnist Will Hayward

The Guardian - UK

‘The world is watching Wales’ after by-election result, says Plaid’s new MS

Lindsay Whittle won the Caerphilly Senedd seat with a majority of 3,848 votes and a swing of almost 27% from Labour.

Evening Standard

Plaid Cymru’s Caerphilly by-election win leaves Labour with ‘very tough fight’

Cabinet Office minister Nick Thomas-Symonds said the result pointed to a ‘fractured political landscape’.

Evening Standard

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Keir Starmer Death Threat Scandal: Why Reform UK Ousted Northumberland Councillor Fast?

John Allen scandal—Reform UK ousts councillor for alleged Keir Starmer death threats amid Northumberland purge wave. Hope not Hate exposé sparks UK party discipline debate on political violence threats

International Business Times UK

John Curtice says Labour in ‘severe trouble’ in Wales after humiliating by-election defeat

Plaid Cymru ‘now well placed to provide Wales with its next first minister’, says top pollster

The Independent UK

Caerphilly result is blow to Labour and Reform – and shows parties who cannot adapt will be crushed

Plaid Cymru’s byelection victory signals a seismic shift in Welsh politics that will rattle Westminster

The Guardian - UK

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

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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

Evening Standard

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

Asking immigrants for ‘A-level English’ is absurd

Letters: Pam Marshall, Christine Lehman, Bryn Jones and Peter West react an article by Nesrine Malik on the government’s tougher conditions for immigrants

The Guardian - UK

‘Little more than photocalls’: What has Reform’s Doge team done since it was set up?

The Elon Musk-inspired cost-cutting team promised big savings after Reform’s local election wins in May

The Independent UK

Reform’s only Black branch chair quits over ‘harmful’ migration debate

Exclusive: Neville Watson leaves amid concerns about weaponisation of religion and erosion of community relations

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We must act now: without a written constitution, Reform UK will have carte blanche to toxify our nation

It means breaking with hundreds of years of tradition, but it can’t wait. As hard-right figures spread division and laud autocrats, a fail-safe is vital, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

Evening Standard

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.

The Guardian - UK

Chancellor hoping shift in tone on Brexit will ring true for key groups of voters

Rachel Reeves’ criticism of Brexit impact on economy is aimed at leave voters who have changed their minds and younger voters, says analysts

Evening Standard

Farage appears in Commons gallery as ‘mere spectator’ at PMQs

The Reform UK leader complained he had ‘no right of reply’ at Prime Minister’s Questions.

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The Guardian - UK

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

The politics of despair have engulfed Britain. But Zack Polanski is offering a way out

The leader of the Greens wants to focus on battles that unite – such as taxing wealth – without yielding an inch on minority rights, says Guardian columnist Owen Jones

The Guardian - UK

Nothing else has worked – so Starmer and Reeves are finally telling the truth about Brexit

It is the right way to go, but taking the long way round to such an obvious point has cost Labour precious time and credibility, says Guardian columnist Rafael Behr

The Independent UK

Driver forces another vehicle to stop in motorway road rage incident – video

The 38-year-old driver of the truck was caught on camera pulling in front of another vehicle in the third lane before slowing to a complete stop.

The Conversation

Kent County Council is Reform’s ‘shop window’ – its leaked Zoom call implies chaos and poor leadership

A leaked video of an online meeting between members of the Reform-led Kent county council showed shocking exchanges. There was shouting, swearing and repeated interruptions. At one point, council leader Linden Kemkaran mutes another member of the council.

The Independent UK

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

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