Caerphilly by-Election: What Questions Does Plaid Cymru's Win Leave?

Streeting’s historic comparison leads to speculation over Starmer’s future as PM

The health secretary compared defeat last week in the Caerphilly by-election to the one in Hartlepool which almost forced Starmer to quit

Labour Suffer HUGE Blow in Caerphilly By-Election

Plaid Cymru’s Lindsay Whittle has taken a historic Labour stronghold in the Caerphilly by-election. Plus: Ireland goes to the polls to elect a new President, why Zack Polanski’s brand of eco-populism is infuriating the right, and we speak to Times Columnist James Marriott about the decline of reading. With: Michael Walker & Aaron Bastani. Support Novara Media through purchasing merch. shop.novaramedia.com …

Owen Jones: My analysis of the Caerphilly by-election – hope after all?

WHAT a humiliation for both Keir Starmer and Nigel Farage, delivered by the working-class of the Welsh Valleys.

Labour loses Caerphilly for first time in over 100 years

Labour activists are furious about their party’s poor showing in Caerphilly, reports Ben Walker. Speaking to Harry Clarke-Ezzidio on the New Statesman podcast shortly after the results of the Caerphilly by-election were announced, Walker reported that local Labour representatives had been messaging him to express their anger at the party’s local councillors. “I’m knocking on doors in Labour wards we haven’t knocked on in 14 years,” one said, sug…

Caerphilly by-election: What questions does Plaid Cymru's win leave?

There are several key talking points about the very different political world Wales is now in.

Starmer ‘deeply disappointed’ at Caerphilly by-election loss and says ‘we need to do more’

Sir Keir Starmer said he was “deeply disappointed” by Labour’s loss in the Senedd by-election in Caerphilly and conceded the ruling party “clearly need to do much more”. The Prime Minister said the UK and Welsh administrations need to “reflect and regroup” after Friday’s result, which saw Plaid Cymru sweep to victory with Reform UK […]