WELSH Labour has finally come out fighting against the threat of the far right in Wales as the Caerphilly by-election looms closer.

In interviews today and at conference speeches over the weekend, Labour warned of the threat of Reform UK in Wales.

Recent opinion polls have shown Plaid Cymru and Reform neck-and-neck to form the largest party in the Senedd after next May’s election.

Welsh First Minister Eluned Morgan said her nation had “seen this play before,” referencing Nigel Farage’s Ukip party having seven Senedd members in 2016.

Ms Morgan also said former Reform and Ukip leader in Wales, Nathan Gill, was found guilty in court last week of taking Russian bribes.

“The polls aren’t looking good. People are angry. They’re disillusioned,” the FM said.

“Different poison, same bottle — all with answers that sound brilliant until you ask how: They can’t tell you.”

Wales Secretary Jo Stevens said: “Farage has turned up in Wales with patronising politics, with disrespect, division and derision for our communities.

“Reform UK haven’t got any Welsh policies, they haven’t got a Welsh leader, and they can’t even spell Caerphilly right.

“But as much as we roll our eyes at their condescending nativist tone, they are a serious threat.

“They’re a threat to our communities, a threat to our NHS and, if you work in Welsh public services, they are a threat to your livelihood.”

She said the choice at the Senedd elections was between “Labour on the side of our people and communities, or those nationalist parties looking to divide and deprive.”