Support for hardline anti-immigration policies linked to ignorance about migration figures, poll suggests – UK politics live

Almost half of voters either strongly or somewhat support ‘admitting no more new migrants and requiring large numbers who came in recent years to leave’, says YouGov

Plaid Cymru, the Welsh nationalist party, is celebrating its centenary today. In a statement to mark the occasion, Rhun ap Iorwerth, the party leader, says Plaid “has remained true to its values whilst other parties have compromised on theirs in the pursuit of power” – in which could be seen as a reference to the fact that, while Plaid has held power at local government level, it has never led a government in Cardiff.

As Bethan McKernan, the Guardian’s Wales correspondent, explains in an interview with ap Iorwerth, that could change in next year’s Senedd elections. Ap Iorwerth tells her:

Wales gave Keir Starmer his big majority but I don’t think [voters] expected this barrage of bad policy, passing on the cost of the failures of successive governments to the most vulnerable.

There is an appetite for breaking that cycle like never before and Plaid Cymru is ready to deliver.

Next year’s Senedd election offers an opportunity to bring about real change. That change of leadership for Wales is essential if we are to safeguard our nation’s future from years of failure under Labour or self-serving chaos with Reform.

Plaid Cymru is focused on offering the people of Wales the kind of leadership they need and deserve. An ambitious government with fresh ideas on how to cut waiting lists, help households with the cost-of-living, support businesses and ensure that Wales’s voice is not ignored by Westminster. Continue reading...