Rhun ap Iorwerth says party’s win was more than just rejection of immigration-obsessed Reform or rudderless Labour
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Plaid Cymru can offer a positive vision for Wales for voters who want to reject the divisiveness of Reform UK, the party’s leader has said after a triumphant Welsh parliamentary byelection.
Rhun ap Iorwerth said the 47% win for his party in the Caerphilly byelection was a rejection of Reform and its obsession with immigration, which, while important, did not overshadow more pressing issues, such as healthcare and housing.
Speaking on Friday outside Caerphilly Castle, ap Iorwerth said the win for his party’s candidate, Lindsay Whittle, also underlined a crash in support for Labour, which had “abandoned its values”.
