#senedd-election

#senedd-election

Welsh Conservatives promise lower taxes and job creation in their Senedd election campaign.

Labour passed a 27.5bn Welsh budget with Plaid Cymru's abstention, securing a 1.2bn year-on-year increase and funding rises across health, local government and public services.

Kemi Badenoch did not rule out post-election local coalitions with Reform UK in Wales, leaving such decisions to the Welsh Conservative leader Darren Millar.

Labour's dominance in Wales collapsed in the Caerphilly Senedd byelection, facing substantial losses to Plaid Cymru and Reform UK, signaling wider electoral risk.

Eluned Morgan acknowledges pressure from potential Labour losses while prioritizing healthcare and addressing long NHS waits in her first year as First Minister.