A view of the Senedd, the Welsh parliament building in Cardiff, July 16, 2024
FAR-RIGHT Reform UK has dropped its Welsh leader after he said immigration in Wales has had a positive effect on the country.
Oliver Lewis has confirmed to BBC Wales that Nigel Farage’s party has axed him, and he will not be a candidate in next year’s Senedd election.
Mr Lewis represented Reform UK in Wales during last year’s general election campaign but has been dropped after a spat with party Chairman Zia Yusuf over his immigration comments.
Plaid Cymru’s Caerffili by-election win raised hopes on the left — but the complex realities of Wales suggest the Senedd election may be far less predictable, argues CATRIN ASHTON
Morning Star Wales reporter DAVID NICHOLSON analyses polling for the Senedd election — and it’s bad news for Welsh Labour
Plaid Cymru’s spokesman on health and social services MABON AP GWYNFOR, in the second article of a two-part series, argues that Labour’s contempt for voters and backward-facing approach have led to widespread mistrust in Wales
