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Welfare cuts: UK Labour created hostile environment, says Plaid • Mar. 12, 2025, 5:46 AM ET (BBC)
Cutting aid for defence moral mistake - Plaid • Feb. 25, 2025, 6:26 AM ET (BBC)
Lord Elis-Thomas obituary • Feb. 14, 2025, 5:25 AM ET (The Guardian)
First Minister's Questions from the Senedd: 11 February 2025 • Feb. 12, 2025, 4:07 AM ET (BBC)

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Also Known As Party of Wales • Plaid Cymru–The Party of Wales • Welsh Nationalist Party
Date 1925 - present
Areas Of Involvement sovereignty
Related People Ieuan Wyn Jones • Elfyn Llwyd

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