Starmer to Warn of ‘Backroom Stitch-up’ in Welsh Elections
- The Welsh Senedd election will take place next May, electing 96 members under a more proportional system for the first time.
- Labour has dominated the Welsh Parliament for 26 years, but Reform UK and Plaid Cymru are mounting challenges amid growing political tensions.
- Sir Keir Starmer is set to speak at the Welsh Labour conference in Llandudno on Saturday, where he will caution against a covert alliance between the Conservatives, Reform UK, and Plaid Cymru.
- Labour plans to announce an £11 million fund for skilled employment in Port Talbot, supporting workers affected by Tata Steel's closure and emphasizing their commitment to working people.
- The election represents a moment of reckoning with risks of political division and potential rollback of progress, while Labour stresses unity and a plan to grow Welsh industry.
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Keir Starmer warns 'backdoor stitch-up' could see Nigel Farage win Wales as ex-Labour FM plots anti-Reform pact
Sir Keir Starmer has warned Reform UK could win in Wales if Plaid Cymru and the Welsh Conservatives agree to a "backroom stitch-up" with Nigel Farage


Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer warns of 'backroom stitch up' between parties in Wales
Sir Keir Starmer addresses Labour members in Wales ahead of next year's Senedd election, as polls suggest the party is in third place, behind Plaid Cymru and Reform UK.
Starmer To Warn Of Backroom Stitch Up In Welsh Elections - Banbury FM
Sir Keir Starmer will warn of a “backroom stitch-up” between the Tories, Reform UK and Plaid Cymru ahead of key elections in Wales next year. In a speech to the Welsh Labour conference, the Prime Minister is set to say that a coalition of those parties would be a “return to the chaos and division of the last decade” and risk rolling back the progress his party is starting to make. “Whether that’s with Reform, or with Plaid’s determination to cut…
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