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David Nicholson
Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth speaks to supporters, backed by his newly elected Senedd members on the steps of the Senedd, May 9, 2026
Economy / 23 June 2026
Plaid set out their budget priorities for Wales
23 June 2026
Teachers on strike at Darland High School, June 23, 2026
Workers' Rights / 23 June 2026
Wrexham teachers take strike action over job cuts
23 June 2026
School dinner
Britain / 21 June 2026
Free school meals extended to Welsh secondary schools
21 June 2026
NEC member and teacher Sharron Daly supporting the motion for the lead story from the NASUWT Cymru conference in Cardiff
Education / 21 June 2026
Teachers in Wales demand statutory violence reporting mechanism
21 June 2026
New houses being constructed
Wales / 9 June 2026
Plaid promise to build 20,000 social homes by 2030
9 June 2026
Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth speaks to supporters, backed by his newly elected Senedd members on the steps of the Senedd, following winning the most seats in the Welsh Parliament election, May 9, 2026
Wales / 9 June 2026
FMQs tackle tax, badgers and Tata Steel
9 June 2026
Tata Steel's Port Talbot steelworks in south Wales
Wales / 8 June 2026
Unite calls for electricity nationalisation as delays hit Tata Steel
8 June 2026
Equity flag. Photo: Equity
Wales / 8 June 2026
Equity agrees major new television deal in Wales on pay and AI
8 June 2026
A general view of staff on a NHS hospital ward at Ealing Hospital in London
Wales / 3 June 2026
Health unions give partial welcome to Plaid NHS plans
3 June 2026
Prime Minister Keir Starmer during his visit to a railway depot in South Wales, to highlight the government's investment to transform Welsh railways, February 18, 2026
Wales / 3 June 2026
Interim Welsh Labour leader defends Starmer over Senedd election defeat
3 June 2026
The sign for the Senedd, the Welsh parliament building in Cardiff
Wales / 2 June 2026
Reform duck discussing attack on the Morning Star
2 June 2026
First Minister Rhun ap Iorwerth speaks on the steps of the Welsh Government building in Cardiff, supported by his new cabinet, May 13, 2026
Wales / 2 June 2026
First Minister Questions descends into manifesto point scoring
2 June 2026
Dan Thomas, Welsh leader of Reform UK, after winning a seat in the Casnewydd Islwyn constituency at the 2026 Senedd elections at Geraint Thomas National Velodrome of Wales, in Newport, May 8, 2026
Wales / 24 May 2026
Campaigners condemn Reform’s Senedd leader for appointing man who stood down after Nazi salute as his special adviser
24 May 2026
A household water tap
Wales / 24 May 2026
Welsh Water slammed for water quality
24 May 2026
A bilingual road sign at Chepstow
Wales / 22 May 2026
Trade unions celebrate Welsh language victory
22 May 2026
A stethoscope on top of patient's files
Wales / 22 May 2026
Doctors slam health board for GP contracts awarded to privateer
22 May 2026
nakba demo
Nakba demonstration / 17 May 2026
Hundreds of thousands turn out in London to oppose far right
17 May 2026
Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth speaks to supporters, backed by his newly elected Senedd members on the steps of the Senedd, following winning the most seats in the Welsh Parliament election, May 9, 2026
Education / 14 May 2026
Plaid urged to ‘do right thing’ and boost cash for schools
14 May 2026
Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth with his newly elected Senedd members on the steps of the Senedd, following winning the most seats in the Welsh Parliament election, May 9, 2026
Wales / 13 May 2026
Trade unions' shopping list lands on new Welsh cabinet desks
13 May 2026
Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth speaks to supporters, backed by his newly elected Senedd members on the steps of the Senedd, following winning the most seats in the Welsh Parliament election, May 9, 2026
Wales / 12 May 2026
Senedd votes to make Plaid Cymru’s Rhun ap Iorwerth the next first minister
12 May 2026
A general view of staff on a NHS hospital ward
Wales / 12 May 2026
Nurses call for guaranteed jobs in Wales
12 May 2026
LOGICAL CONCLUSION: Baroness Eluned Morgan speaks to the media yesterday after announcing her resignation as leader of Welsh Labour after her party suffered heavy defeats
Wales / 8 May 2026
The Welsh elections: the disillusioned have had enough
8 May 2026

On a tumultuous day in Welsh politics DAVID NICHOLSON looks at the key issues for progressives in Wales to grapple with the rise of the far right

Leader of Plaid Cymru, Rhun ap Iorwerth, and his wife, Llinos, arrive at the counting centre for the 2026 Senedd elections at The Arena, Venue Cymru, in Llandudno. Picture date: Friday May 8, 2026
Wales / 8 May 2026
Plaid Cymru on course to win Senedd election in a political earthquake
8 May 2026
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage (left) and Reform UK leader in Wales Dan Thomas at the Reform UK manifesto launch for the Senedd elections in May, at the International Convention Centre Wales in Newport, March 5, 2026
Britain / 8 May 2026
Welsh communists react to the rise of the far right in Wales
8 May 2026