Chaos if Reform or Plaid win in Wales - Morgan

THERE is a "real prospect of chaos" if Reform UK or Plaid Cymru win in Wales, the Welsh First Minister has said.

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Speaking to the PA news agency from Labour's conference in Liverpool, Baroness Eluned Morgan said jobs in Wales could be "on the line" if the party loses the Caerphilly byelection in October and is unable to get through the next Welsh Government Budget.

She said: "Obviously, it's a crucial election for us, because we need every vote we can in the Senedd.

"And we need to get Budgets through, which means that we can invest the additional money we've got from the UK Labour Government into our communities."

The Welsh Labour leader criticised Plaid Cymru for "teaming up" with the Conservatives in an attempt to block the last Welsh Government Budget, a move she insists would have cost Wales £1.6bn of extra funding if it had succeeded.

Welsh Labour holds a narrow lead in the Senedd, with the last round of spending plans requiring the sup-

> Wales First Minister Eluned Morgan speaks at the conference