{"id":62184,"date":"2024-05-30T10:49:32","date_gmt":"2024-05-30T10:49:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/30\/general-election-vote-plaid-to-keep-labour-in-check-leader-says\/"},"modified":"2024-05-30T10:49:33","modified_gmt":"2024-05-30T10:49:33","slug":"general-election-vote-plaid-to-keep-labour-in-check-leader-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2024\/05\/30\/general-election-vote-plaid-to-keep-labour-in-check-leader-says\/","title":{"rendered":"General election: Vote Plaid to keep Labour in check, leader says"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/branded_news\/d533\/live\/5a7ec0a0-1de4-11ef-82b8-3dd4de90efdd.jpg?fit=1024,576&amp;ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"General election: Vote Plaid to keep Labour in check, leader says\" title=\"General election: Vote Plaid to keep Labour in check, leader says\" \/><\/div><p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Plaid Cymru&#8217;s leader has said a vote for his party will keep the Conservatives &#8220;out of Wales&#8221; and also keep Labour &#8220;in check&#8221;.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Speaking ahead of Plaid&#8217;s general election campaign launch, Rhun ap Iorwerth said his party was &#8220;taking the fight&#8221; to their rival parties across Wales.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">He said Plaid Cymru was &#8220;best placed to effectively represent our communities and offer a positive alternative to Labour and the Tories&#8221;.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">At the last general election in 2019, Plaid won four of Wales&#8217; 40 constituencies.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Following the boundary re-organisation to 32 seats it could be difficult for the party to repeat that performance.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Mr ap Iorwerth represents Ynys M\u00f4n in the Welsh Parliament and this seat is one of their key targets for the UK general election on 4 July.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">He said: &#8220;Plaid&#8217;s positive message of a fairer, more ambitious Wales, shows that we are the only party putting the interests of the nation ahead of party interests.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">&#8220;It is clear that people across Wales have called time on this disastrous and destructive Conservative government.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">&#8220;In stark contrast, Labour&#8217;s campaign has already consigned Wales to the scrapheap of unfair funding and a Westminster parliament which holds Wales back.&#8221;<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c0jjn4gk307o\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Plaid Cymru&#8217;s leader has said a vote for his party will keep the Conservatives &#8220;out of Wales&#8221; and also keep Labour &#8220;in check&#8221;. Speaking ahead of Plaid&#8217;s general election campaign launch, Rhun ap Iorwerth said his party was &#8220;taking the fight&#8221; to their rival parties across Wales. 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