Welsh independence referendum within ‘our lifetime,’ hints Plaid Cymru after promising polling
Leader of Plaid Cymru Rhun ap Iorwerth speaks during the party's annual conference at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff, October 11, 2024
PLAID Cymru’s leader Rhun ap Iorwerth has said that a referendum on Welsh independence could “absolutely” be held within “our lifetime” after a poll predicted it will have the largest vote share in the 2026 Senedd elections.
A survey by YouGov on Tuesday said that the party would get around 30 per cent of votes and 35 seats in the Siambr, with Nigel Farage’s Reform UK coming second with 25 per cent of votes.
The Plaid leader ruled out holding a referendum on Wales leaving the UK in the first term of a Plaid-led Welsh government, when speaking to the BBC’s Walescast this week.
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