Labour’s Vaughan Gething said people across Wales are calling for a change of government as Welsh parties geared up for the general election.
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak ended speculation on Wednesday, saying voters will go to the polls on 4 July.
His party leader in the Senedd, Conservative Andrew RT Davies, said Labour’s record in the Welsh government is a “stark warning to the rest of the United Kingdom”.
Meanwhile Plaid Cymru said only it will put Wales first.
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Labour’s Vaughan Gething said people across Wales are calling for a change of government as Welsh parties geared up for the general election.Prime Minister Rishi Sunak ended speculation on Wednesday, saying voters will go to the polls on 4 July.His party leader in the Senedd, Conservative Andrew RT Davies, said Labour’s record in the Welsh government is a “stark warning to the rest of the United Kingdom”.Meanwhile Plaid Cymru said only it will put Wales first.The election is the first since a major boundary review, which will cut the number of MPs in Wales from 40 to 32.All seats will see their boundaries change, with the exception of Ynys Môn.Welsh Labour will be hoping to expand their dominance in Wales, while the Conservatives defend the ground they won in 2019.Led by former prime minister Boris Johnson, the party won seats in traditional Labour areas in the north east and Bridgend.Meanwhile, Plaid Cymru will hope not to be squeezed by the two major parties - it held four seats.
"In 2019 the Tories earned their largest haul since the Thatcher years, with eight seats.The party kicked off the campaign by criticising the Welsh Labour government.
Andrew RT Davies, the Senedd Conservative leader, said Mr Gething was “mired in controversy” over donations, 20mph speed limits and “out of touch plans to spend £120m on 36 more politicians”.Hours before the announcement Conservative Welsh Secretary David TC Davies said he had not been expecting an election to be called.Later, on BBC Wales Today, he said: "It just goes to show, don’t follow any of my betting tips.
“Plaid Cymru is ready to take the fight to the Tories and Labour to demand the fairness and ambition that Wales deserves.”
By Gareth Lewis, BBC Wales political editorThe 2019 general election changed the political map of Wales, with a Boris Johnson-inspired Conservative Party turning some unexpected parts of it blue.The Tories took Bridgend and also swept across north Wales, taking Wrexham, Delyn, Vale of Clwyd, Clwyd South and Ynys Môn from Labour.As Rishi Sunak announced an election will take place on 4 July, the polls indicated that we could be looking at a lot more red this time round.In short: expect plenty of campaign visits by Labour to north Wales.As for other colours, the green of Plaid Cymru might become a bit more prominent if they can win their target seats of Ynys Môn and Caerfyrddin.Might there be a return of yellow, as the Liberal Democrats target one of their former strongholds in the new-look constituency of Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe?Read more from Gareth
Carmarthen will see a three-way fight between the Conservatives, Labour and Plaid Cymru which could become a four-way competition.It could present problems for Plaid Cymru, if ex-Plaid MP Jonathan Edwards decides to stand.Meanwhile the north east “Blue Wall” seats won by Boris Johnson’s Conservatives five years ago will be closely watched - will they revert back to Labour?
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