Plaid Cymru

/ ˌplaɪd ˈkʌmrɪ /

noun

1. the Welsh nationalist party

Word History and Origins

Origin of Plaid Cymru¹

C20: Welsh, literally: party of Wales

Example Sentences

Some 12% have switched to Reform, and 4% to the Conservatives, while another 13% have gone to the Lib Dems, 12% to the Greens, and others have gone to the SNP and Plaid Cymru, suggesting losses to the left are far greater than to the right.

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Labour is facing a "hell of a fight" against the "divisive nationalism" of Plaid Cymru and Reform, Wales' first minister has told the party's Autumn conference.

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In her speech, Stevens accused Plaid Cymru of "fantasy economics" claiming the party's long-term independence plan would see "billions of pounds of tax rises and biting austerity forced on working people across Wales".

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In response, Plaid Cymru said Labour policies, including keeping the two-child benefit cap were costing working families.

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Plaid Cymru's Rhun ap Iorwerth said on social media platform X it was "baffling that campaigning in this by-election isn't in the PM's diary already".

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