Labour have given up on poll fights says Plaid's leader

THE leader of Plaid Cymru has said Labour has given up its election fight in Wales, as the governing party slides further down the polls.

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Rhun ap Iorwerth said the “evidence is all around” that Welsh Labour do not believe they can win the Welsh Parliament election in May.

Labour has led Wales since the Senedd was first established as the National Assembly for Wales in 1999.

But recent polling by YouGov for ITV Cymru Wales has forecast the lowest popularity for the party in Wales since devolution began, falling behind Plaid, Reform and the Greens.

The same poll suggests Plaid Cymru could become the biggest party in the Senedd.