Sir Keir Starmer has emphasized that a Labour victory in the UK general election can only bring about the desired change if people vote for his party on the final day of the campaign. Speaking to activists in Whitland, he stressed that Welsh and London Labour governments can resolve differences by collaborating effectively. Welsh party Plaid Cymru has deemed Sir Keir’s last-minute visit to the Caerfyrddin constituency as proof that they pose a threat to Labour. Conservative Senedd group leader Andrew RT Davies insisted that Labour has provided the worst public service outcomes for Wales since every public service in the UK.
Sir Keir appeared in Whitland with Welsh First Minister Vaughan Gething. Together, they discussed Tata Steel, and Sir Keir suggested that the benefits of a UK-wide Labour government would be twofold for Wales. He went on to reiterate his previous campaign messages about the need to end the 14 years of chaos, division, and failure. Plaid Cymru is looking to perform well in the west of Wales, and Liz Saville Roberts accuses the Labour party of being “worried” about their competition.
While the Conservatives focused on local campaigning on Wednesday, with predictions of a disastrous result, Welsh Conservative President Glyn Davies argued that Rishi Sunak had governed the UK well and hoped that they would perform better than predicted on election night. He called the prime minister “superb,” and refuted the negative polls numbers, stating that at times, he “despairs” about how people generate opinions. Still, Davies agreed that the party has had its ups and downs over the last five years, but ultimately believed that Sunak is Britain’s most talented politician.
Keir Starmer’s first stop on the campaign trail was Caerfyrddin where he visited a farm in a deliberate attempt to attract the farming vote, which may typically lean towards Plaid Cymru, as well as the Conservative party. The Welsh Labour government’s plans for post-EU agricultural subsidies have been met with some resistance, but polling in this area, according to the latest data, remains too close to make a surefire prediction. Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth toured significant constituencies on Wednesday and claimed that Labour’s potential majority is more about rejecting the Tories rather than genuinely accepting Labour’s policies. He suggested that 25 years of power had made the Labour Party complacent in Wales, and that voters should choose Plaid Cymru to force the next UK government to take notice
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