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In today’s newsletter: With public services under strain and voters drifting from traditional parties, the Senedd contest​ in May might end up causing an unprecedented reshaping of Welsh politics

Dan Thomas unveiled by Nigel Farage at sold-out rally as party prepares for Senedd elections

Wales prides itself in being a pioneer in environmental policy. It was the first country in the world to adopt a statutory duty for public bodies to make development sustainable, in 2015. Yet, environmental issues have rarely featured prominently in elections to the Senedd (the Welsh parliament).

This time last year Polanski was barely known outside the party. Now he’s hoping for success at May’s local elections – by taking a page from Nigel Farage’s playbook

It was assumed that Reform would sweep all before it – but locals rejected the party’s campaign of ‘lies and hate’

IN DEPTH: Reform UK and Plaid Cymru are ramping up their campaigns ahead of May’s Senedd elections, as polls already predict Starmer’s party could face a catastrophic defeat, writes Holly Evans

Editorial: Over the holiday period, the Guardian leader column is looking ahead at the themes of 2026. Today we look at the impact of devolution on growing volatility of party political allegiance

The leaked exchange shows how much the party dislikes scrutiny – which reveals a lot about its approach to governing, says Guardian columnist Will Hayward

More than third of party’s Senedd members write to PM, in move seen as further evidence of Labour decline in Wales