Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth has ruled out the possibility of an independence referendum in their first term if they were to be elected as the biggest party in the Senedd. Independence from the UK has been a growing movement in Wales for some time, but for now, it’s firmly on the back burner.
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00:00The Senate has looked virtually the same for the last 25 years.
00:05Welsh Labour have been the biggest party, and the rest of the seats have been made up of Conservative,
00:09Plaid Cymru and a smattering of Lib Dem Senate members.
00:12That looks, though, to be in the balance for the next term of the Senate after the election next year,
00:16with a much closer race than we've seen previously between Welsh Labour, Plaid Cymru and Reform UK.
00:22Plaid Cymru have topped the most recent poll by a few points,
00:26with 30% saying they'd vote Plaid, followed by 25% for Reform and 18% for Welsh Labour.
00:31With a full year until the elections, any polls, though, should be taken with a bucketload of salt,
00:36and plenty can change in that time.
00:38For now, though, Plaid leader Sreenap Yorworth hasn't shied away from the possibility of being the biggest party in the Senate
00:44and the chance to form a government.
00:47One of the more divisive issues Plaid Cymru hold is Welsh independence,
00:51something that has never truly reached broad appeal but has been a growing movement for some time now.
00:55Particularly among younger people in Wales.
00:58Happy Yorworth, though, has now officially said that his party will not seek an independence referendum
01:04if they were to be the biggest party, and instead focus on issues like the economy, health and education.
01:09His predecessor, Adam Price, promised to vote on independence within five years as part of their manifesto at the previous Senate elections.
01:16Welsh independence has seen numbers float around the 30% support mark, with the most recent survey in March this year putting it at 35% for, 50% against and 15% undecided.
01:29It's an issue that will come up again in the future, with occasional marches taking place around the country attracting thousands of supporters.
01:35But for now, the Senate election will be on fair funding for Wales and fixing the issues of the moment.
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