Wales Senedd elections are a ‘referendum’ on Starmer, claims Farage

Party leader and Welsh counterpart launch Reform UK manifesto in Newport UK politics live – latest updates Nigel Farage has described May’s Senedd elections as a “referendum” on Keir Starmer, as Reform UK gears up to battle Plaid Cymru for the chance to end a century of Labour dominance in Wales. Launching Reform’s election manifesto in Newport on Thursday alongside the party’s newly appointed Welsh leader, Dan Thomas, Farage said: “It’s a Welsh election, but I’m afraid, whether you like it...

By Bethan McKernan Wales correspondent