UK Labour took 'little time taking hope away' - this is Labour's legacy after a year in Government - Plaid Cymru
Plaid Cymru Leader pledges ‘a new contract of respect and understanding’ with a Plaid Cymru government next May.
Labour have turned their backs on the people who elected them, Plaid Cymru’s Rhun ap Iorwerth has said.
Noting one year since the UK General Election which saw Labour win a substantial majority, Plaid Cymru leader, Rhun ap Iorwerth accused Labour of spending the year displaying a ‘reckless attitude’ towards their party’s values, while Plaid Cymru have been creating plans to improve public services.
Mr ap Iorwerth highlighted several examples of decisions made by UK Labour that shows them having ‘taken hope away’ from those who voted for them – including cutting the Winter Fuel Payment, changes to disability welfare and the introduction of inheritance tax on family farms.
The Plaid Cymru leader continued by listing policies Plaid Cymru had announced in the last year that offers respect and understanding to the people of Wales, while Labour has ‘failed’ to make the relationship between Wales and Westminster ‘less unjust’.
He said that a Plaid Cymru Government would ‘unlock Wales’ potential’.
Plaid Cymru leader, Rhun ap Iorwerth, said:
“The message - foregrounded and front-loaded in Labour’s 2024 General Election Manifesto - was, superficially at least, a nod to better days ahead. Exactly one year on since that General Election, the reality could hardly be more different.
“The disabled fearful, pensioners paying the price and farmers furious. Seldom has an incoming government wasted so little time before taking hope away.
“The ‘Change’ placards have long been flung on the scrapheap, replaced by a trudging managerialism at best, a reckless attitude towards some of the party’s values at worst, and tired platitudes which can so often be painful to watch.
“Eluned Morgan has never appeared to fully believe in our nation’s ability to stand on its own two feet, she’s also failed to make our relationship with Westminster less unjust.
Plaid Cymru leader, Rhun ap Iorwerth, added:
“I believe in Wales, its people and its possibilities. Next May, the people of Wales have the opportunity to elect a new government underpinned by a new contract of respect and understanding.
“With Plaid Cymru’s plans to cut waiting times, support small businesses, tackle the cost of living crisis and harness our natural wealth, we can do things differently in Wales.
“For anyone who refuses to believe that this is as good as it gets for our communities, and for everyone let down by Westminster’s broken promises, real change is possible with a Plaid Cymru government next May.
“Plaid Cymru are excited about what Wales’ future holds – we have real ambition for our nation. I know that the repeated disappointment from Labour in the Senedd and in Westminster is not the best that Wales can be. I know that with a Plaid Cymru Government in the Senedd in 2026, Wales’ potential can be unlocked.”