Plaid Cymru accused of 'secretly planning for dissolution of UK with Welsh independence'
Plai Cymru has been accused of "secretly planning" a split from the UK.
Both Reform UK and Labour claim that the Welsh nationalist party is not making the plans public prior to the May elections to avoid putting voters off.
Some policies have been identified as evidence for the party's pursuit of independence. One of which includes encouraging more Welsh students to attend Welsh universities by scrapping the £1,000 grant to those who choose to study elsewhere.
A separate Welsh crime and courts system, similar to that of Scotland and Northern Ireland, is also being considered, while the party could demand control over Welsh rail and welfare.
Reform's leader in Wales, Dan Thomas, accused Plaid of seeking an "independence by stealth".
"Plaid might try and keep that quiet, because they know it is deeply unpopular with the people of Wales, but it is one of the founding principles of that party," he told The Telegraph.
"This would make the whole UK worse off and cause havoc on issues like studying, cross-border working and funding our struggling public services.
"The only way to stop independence by stealth is to vote Reform in May."
The polls suggest Plaid is in a strong position heading into the May 7 elections, which would mark Wales' first nationalist government.
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What's on the agenda for today?
Good morning from the GB News political team.
It's quite a busy day or the Lib Dems, Labour and Reform UK, so here's a brief breakdown of what we can expect to see and when:
- The Lib Dems launch their campaign this morning at an event in Surrey at around 10am, where leader Ed Davey is expected to accuse Kemi Badenoch and Nigel Farage of having "cheered on" the Iran war, and the spiralling of costs as a result. GB News was also joined by Lisa Smart, Liberal Democrat Cabinet Office Spokesperson, this morning.
- Kemi Badenoch will be visiting the Jewish community in Stamford Hill around the same time, where she will visit a branch of the volunteer ambulance corp.
- The Department for Energy Security and Net Zero will issue the latest weekly petrol prices at 9.30am, with Net Zero Minister Ed Miliband posing the Tories questions in the Commons at 11.30am.
- Chancellor Rachel Reeves will give a statement to MPs after 12.30pm. It is expected to be an update on last night's Cobra meeting.
- And Reform leader Mr Farage will be campaigning throughout day in Yorkshire, with visits to Leeds and Hull on the cards.
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