Plaid to unveil plan for first 100 days of government

Plaid Cymru will unveil a plan on Saturday for what it would do in the first 100 days should it win the next Senedd election.

Party leader Rhun ap Iorwerth claimed his party is the only one with a "detailed plan of action" for government.

Details were unavailable overnight although on Friday the party leader said he was "not looking to do the impossible" and that money would be "tight".

A senior MS has said there may be some things the party would "love to do" but would not be able to fund.

Labour has been in power since the parliament's predecessor, the National Assembly for Wales, opened its doors in Cardiff Bay 27 years ago.

Opinion polls have suggested Plaid is vying for first place with Reform for the 7 May Senedd election.

Plaid has never won a Senedd election but has supported Welsh Labour-led governments in the past.

The leader of the pro-independence party said: "Nearly 27 years of Labour led rule has left our nation wanting.

"An NHS overwhelmed by demand, educational standards among the worst in Europe, and an economy still too tied to Westminster to have any real firepower.

"Others may promise change but as this plan proves, Plaid Cymru is the only party with a detailed plan of action, representing the genuine new leadership the people of Wales deserve."

In his speech on Friday Ap Iorwerth said he would focus his government on a "clear set of priorities - on doing the basics better, so that we can really improve people's lives in ways that matter".

He promised a "health and care service that works" and an education system "focused on equipping every pupil with essential life skills".

He said that Plaid knows "money will be tight, which is why efficiency and value for money will be at heart of our vision for effective government".

Plaid's finance spokesperson Heledd Fychan told a conference fringe event that spokespeople in the party's Senedd group were being "realistic" when working on the manifesto for the election.

"There are some things we would love to do but the funding is not there at the moment," she said.

Plaid is hoping it can win enough seats to form a minority government - meaning it would govern alone but would still need the help of other politicians to get votes through the Senedd.

No party has ever won more than half the seats in the Senedd, and the new system makes winning a majority theoretically more tricky with a new proportional voting system.