🏛️ Politics May 8, 2026 · Megan Kenyon

Labour’s Welsh dominance has been destroyed

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As she conceded defeat in a historic election to the Senedd, Eluned Morgan told gathered attendees at her count in West Wales that the “people of Wales have rejected Welsh Labour”. It has been an extraordinarily difficult day for Morgan, who has been First Minister of Wales since 2024. She lost her seat, Ceredigion Penfro, after it was won by three candidates for Plaid Cymru, two for Reform and one from the Conservatives. 



Morgan looked stoic as she gave her valedictory speech. “I am taking r

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