Party leader calls on voters in Wales to give the nation a voice at the ballot box...
With
a hundred days to go until the UK general election, the leader of
Plaid Cymru Leanne Wood is urging the people of Wales to back the
party's campaign to make Wales matter in May and return the strongest
ever group of Plaid Cymru MPs to Westminster.
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Ms
Wood, a National Assembly member for South Wales Central, which
includes Penarth, said that with the election likely to result in a
hung parliament and with Plaid Cymru among the anti-austerity parties
likely to hold the balance of power, a vote for Plaid Cymru could
deliver real change for the better for Wales.
She
added that the first weeks of this year's election campaign had
exposed the stark contrast between Plaid Cymru and the Westminster
parties with Plaid fighting the Labour and Tory commitment to
further cuts to public services while spending £100bn on a new
generation of nuclear weapons.
"This
is a crucial election for the people of Wales. With just a hundred
days to go until polling day, I urge all the people of Wales to join
Plaid Cymru's campaign to make Wales matter in May.” She said.
Ms
Wood aslo drew attention to Plaid Cymru's record in the UK
Parliament, saying: “When Plaid Cymru wins, Wales is strong. We
have proved this with the fantastic track record of our MPs in
Westminster, leading the way on pioneering legislation against
stalking and domestic violence, opposing the Coalition's cruel
welfare cuts, and fighting for fair funding for our nation.”
"In
recent weeks the gulf between Plaid Cymru and the Westminster parties
has grown.” She added.
She
also highlighted the similarity between Labour and the Conservative
party in promoting austerity and acting against the Welsh national
interest, "During crucial votes on billions more cuts to our
public services and renewing the wasted and outdated Trident nuclear
weapons system, we saw Labour follow the Tories through the lobbies
to vote against the Welsh national interest.”
"In
stark contrast, Plaid Cymru’s vision is of world-class care for our
patients, fair pay for our workers, strong support for our local
economies.”
In
a rallying call to the people of Wales, Ms Wood said that “on
May 7th, only one party will have what's best for Wales at its
heart. We must return the strongest ever group of Plaid Cymru MPs to
the Commons to make sure our voice is heard and that our communities
are protected from the continued pain of Westminster policies."
