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Farage Frames Welsh Elections as Starmer Referendum, Promises Change

3/5/2026

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Nigel Farage (Reform UK) calls May’s Senedd elections a referendum on Keir Starmer and says Reform UK will challenge Plaid Cymru.
In Newport, Farage emphasizes change by criticizing Labour governance.
Reform UK aims to use Wales’s proportional system, proposing a 1p income tax cut and social housing.
Farage shifts from reopening coalmines to Westminster collaboration on strategic industries.

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Nigel Farage (Reform UK) calls May’s Senedd elections a referendum on Keir Starmer and says Reform UK will challenge Plaid Cymru.
In Newport, Farage emphasizes change by criticizing Labour governance.
Reform UK aims to use Wales’s proportional system, proposing a 1p income tax cut and social housing.
Farage shifts from reopening coalmines to Westminster collaboration on strategic industries.