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Liz Saville Roberts AS / MP @lsrplaid.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Llongyfarchiadau i bawb sy’n derbyn eu canlyniadau heddiw. You can all be very proud of your achievements – and remember, if you didn’t get the results you hoped for, they don’t define your future. Pob lwc with all you choose to do next!

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Aberystwyth University @aberuni.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

It was a pleasure to welcome Ben Lake MP for Ceredigion Preseli to the University to hear about our researchers’ pioneering work in the fight against malaria. 🔗 tinyurl.com/3tvv4ab7 @malarianomore.org @benlake.bsky.social

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Plaid Cymru @plaidcymru.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

Mae'r Prif Weinidog newydd wedi addo mwy o ddatganoli i rymuso cymunedau sydd wedi cael eu hanwybyddu gan San Steffan. I gyflawni ei addewid, rhaid iddo wrando ar alwadau pobl Cymru am fwy o bwerau gan gynnwys dros reilffyrdd, Ystâd y Goron a chyfiawnder i wella bywydau pobl.

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Plaid Cymru @plaidcymru.bsky.social · 20/07/2026

The new Prime Minister has pledged to empower communities that have been overlooked by Westminster through devolution. To deliver on his promise, he must to listen to the people of Wales’ calls for more powers including over rail, Crown Estate and justice to improve people’s lives.

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Ben Lake @benlake.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

The social media ban for U16s is welcome to protect the safety and wellbeing of children. Buy we still don’t know the full consequences for platforms that fail to conform with these new regulations. I will continue to press for further details to ensure that this ban is delivered effectively.

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Ben Lake @benlake.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

Mae gwahardd cyfryngau cymdeithasol i blant dan 16 oed i’w groesawu i ddiogelu ac amddiffyn lles plant. Er hyn, mae’n aneglur beth fydd y goblygiadau llawn i blatfformau sy’n methu â chydymffurfio â’r rheoliadau newydd. Byddaf yn pwyso am fanylion pellach fel bod modd ei weithredu’n effeithiol.

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Liz Saville Roberts AS / MP @lsrplaid.bsky.social · 15/06/2026

After months of destruction, bloodshed and global instability, the proposed agreement to end this war is welcome news. But peace cannot be selective. A lasting settlement must include an end to Israel's occupation in Lebanon. Peace means peace.

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Middle East crisis live: US and Iran say peace deal reached but Israel rules out withdrawing from Lebanon

Initial deal expected to be signed on Friday but questions remain over strait of Hormuz, Lebanon conflict and Iran’s nuclear program

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Plaid Cymru @plaidcymru.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

Plaid Cymru yw'r unig blaid fydd wastad yn brwydro dros fuddiannau cymunedau Cymru, oherwydd does gennym ni ddim penaethiaid yn San Steffan. Pleidleisiwch dros Plaid Cymru heddiw am lywodraeth fydd wastad yn sefyll i fyny dros Gymru.

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Plaid Cymru @plaidcymru.bsky.social · 07/05/2026

🚨 Polling stations are now open until 10pm! Vote Plaid Cymru for new leadership to stand up for Wales and stop Reform 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 🔃 Share this post to remind your friends and family.

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Plaid Cymru @plaidcymru.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

This election is a tight race between Plaid Cymru and Reform. The people of Wales are ready for change - only Plaid Cymru is offering hope and real solutions to the challenges our nation faces. The only way to stop Reform’s hate and division is to vote Plaid Cymru on 7 May.

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Plaid Cymru @plaidcymru.bsky.social · 27/04/2026

Trwch blewyn sydd rhwng Plaid Cymru a Reform yn yr etholiad hwn. Mae pobl Cymru yn barod am newid - dim ond Plaid Cymru sy'n cynnig gobaith ac atebion go iawn i'r heriau sy'n wynebu ein cenedl. Yr unig ffordd i atal casineb Reform yw pleidleisio dros Blaid Cymru ar 7 Mai.

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Plaid Cymru @plaidcymru.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Rachel Reeves has pledged to support 'those who need it most'. But there was no mention of support for struggling small businesses. Small businesses in rural areas are being hammered by the rise in oil and alternative fuel costs. The UK Government must step in.

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Plaid Cymru @plaidcymru.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Mae Rachel Reeves wedi addo cefnogi'r 'rhai sydd ei angen fwyaf'. Ond doedd dim sôn am gefnogaeth i fusnesau bach sy'n ei chael hi'n anodd. Mae busnesau bach mewn ardaloedd gwledig yn cael eu heffeithio'n fawr gan y cynnydd mewn costau olew a thanwydd amgen. Rhaid i Lywodraeth y DU ymyrryd.

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Liz Saville Roberts AS / MP @lsrplaid.bsky.social · 15/03/2026

Extra support during this time of soaring costs is welcome That’s why Plaid Cymru called on UK Government to act over a week ago Off-grid households in rural areas are being hit hardest by this crisis and we must ensure that they are included in any solutions

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Rachel Reeves to set out extra support for UK households facing surge in heating oil costs

Exclusive: Chancellor plans help for vulnerable and low-income customers due to conflict in Middle East

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Ben Lake @benlake.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Mae Ceredigion Preseli gyda’r uchaf yn y DU o ran nifer y cartrefi oddi ar y grid a bydd pobl yn cael eu heffeithio’n fawr gan gost cynyddol olew. Rydw i wedi annog Llywodraeth y DU i edrych ar frys ar fesurau i helpu pobl gan gynnwys taliad uniongyrchol a thynnu TAW oddi ar olew gwresogi ac LPG.

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Ben Lake @benlake.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

Ceredigion Preseli has one of the highest numbers of off-grid households in the UK and people will be hit hard by the soaring cost of oil. I’ve urged the UK Government to implement short-term measures such as a direct payment or the exemption of VAT on heating oil to provide immediate relief.

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Gaby Hinsliff @gabyhinsliff.bsky.social · 06/03/2026

Heating oil prices have more than doubled in the UK since war broke out: that’s 4.5m people living off gas grid, no they haven’t all got Agas, and in places like Cumbria and Scottish islands that’s a lot of anxious pensioners. (Difference with post-Ukraine is oil as well as gas spiking this time)

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Dr Toby Driver @drtobydriver.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

#FindsFriday Sharp sunlight strikes across the Ceredigion lead pig during safekeeping in @rcahmwales.bsky.social offices 🌞😮 The lettering makes no doubt about ownership..🧐 IMP DOMIT CAES AVG XIII COS (Property) of the Emperor Domitian Caesar Augustus, consul for the thirteenth time 📷 My own

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Plaid Cymru @plaidcymru.bsky.social · 25/02/2026

“It cannot be right that an individual who has graduated, who went to university to learn skills, then goes on to work, pay their taxes, and still never manages to clear even the interest on their student debt.” We need a rethink on student loan repayments. @benlake.bsky.social

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Plaid Cymru @plaidcymru.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Plediodd cyn-arweinydd Reform yng Nghymru, Nathan Gill, yn euog o dderbyn llwgrwobrwyon gan Rwsia. Mae angen deddfwriaeth gryfach i’n amddiffyn rhag ymyrraeth dramor. Ond mae’n alwg o’u absenoldeb nad oes gan Reform ddiddordeb mewn dysgu o gamgymeriadau’r gorffennol.

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Plaid Cymru @plaidcymru.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Reform’s ex-leader in Wales, Nathan Gill, was found guilty of accepting Russian bribes. We need stronger legislation to protect our democracy from foreign interference. But Reform’s absence from this week’s debate shows they aren’t interested in learning from past failures.

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Josiah Mortimer @josiahmortimer.bsky.social · 10/02/2026

Plaid Cymru MP Ben Lake has criticised Reform UK for being “absent” from a parliamentary debate on Russian interference, in the wake of the jailing of its former Welsh leader Nathan Gill for “treachery" Lake was speaking in a Westminster Hall debate on Monday re the petition on Russian interference

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Ben Lake @benlake.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Siomedig dros ben. Mae menywod a anwyd yn y 1950au wedi dioddef ansicrwydd a chaledi ariannol - heb yn fai arnyn nhw. Maen nhw’n haeddu’r iawndal teg maent wedi ymgyrchu mor ddiwyd drosto. Dyw ymddiheuriad gwan ddim yn ddigon da.

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Ministers reject Waspi calls for compensation after rethink

Women hit by changes to the state pension age say the decision shows

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Ben Lake @benlake.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Deeply disappointing. 1950s-born women have endured real financial hardship and uncertainty through no fault of their own. They deserve fair and just compensation. An apology simply won’t cut it.

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Ministers reject Waspi calls for compensation after rethink

Women hit by changes to the state pension age say the decision shows

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Plaid Cymru @plaidcymru.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

AI presents benefits, but with an arms race between tech giants, we must adopt a safety-first approach. Experts warn that so called ‘superintelligence’ could put human safety at risk - that is why an international strategy is needed to protect against unintended consequences.

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Plaid Cymru @plaidcymru.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

Mae manteision i AI, ond gyda rhyw fath o ras arfau rhwng cwmnïau mawr, mae’n rhaid rhoi diogelwch yn gyntaf. Mae arbenigwyr yn rhybuddio y gallai'r hyn a elwir yn ‘superintelligence’ beryglu ein diogelwch. Dyna pam mae angen strategaeth ryngwladol i'n amddiffyn rhag goblygiadau anfwriadol.

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Ben Lake @benlake.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

Ahead of this Budget, @plaidcymru.bsky.social called for bold action to help households with the cost of living. Labour’s measures today fall short of what was needed. Welsh families won’t feel any difference in their pockets and will continue to be burdened with mounting costs.

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Ben Lake @benlake.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

Cyn y Gyllideb, galwodd @plaidcymru.bsky.social ar y Canghellor i weithredu go iawn i helpu cartrefi gyda chostau byw. Mae’r mesurau a gyhoeddwyd gan Lafur heddiw yn bell o fod yn ddigon. Fydd teuluoedd ledled Cymru ddim yn teimlo gwahaniaeth yn eu pocedi wrth iddynt barhau i wynebu costau uchel.

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Alexander Clarkson @aphclarkson.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

The extent to which the news media cycle is focusing on Reform rather than the wider strategic goals of Plaid Cymru as the party that actually won is a sign that much of the media and political establishment is going to again end up blindsided by trends that were visible long before

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Ben Lake @benlake.bsky.social · 23/10/2025

Pob lwc i Lindsay Whittle 🙌🏼 Lindsay has worked hard for the people of Caerphilly throughout his life. If you live in Caerphilly and want a strong, local champion representing you in the Senedd then vote for Plaid Cymru’s Lindsay Whittle. Amdani 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

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Laura Hughes @laurahughesft.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

Thirty years ago, horses died and a girl’s gums turned green in West Wales. The cause? Lead poisoning. Now, it’s happening again. Episode 1 of Untold: Toxic Legacy is out now. 🎧 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s...

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Silent Danger

Podcast Episode · Untold: Toxic Legacy · S3 E1 · 41m

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Ben Lake @benlake.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

It is shocking that over a third of children in Wales are living in poverty and this number is projected to rise. Scrapping the two-child benefit cap has been reported to be the most effective way of lifting children out of poverty but Labour has refused to reverse this damaging Tory policy.

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Ben Lake @benlake.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

Mae'n warthus bod dros draean o blant Cymru yn byw mewn tlodi ac mae disgwyl i'r nifer hwn godi. Mae adroddiadau yn dangos mai diddymu’r cap dau blentyn yw'r ffordd fwyaf effeithiol o godi plant allan o dlodi ond mae Llafur wedi gwrthod gwrthdroi'r polisi Torïaidd niweidiol hwn.

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Ben Lake @benlake.bsky.social · 10/10/2025

💜World Mental Health Day💜

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💜Diwrnod Iechyd Meddwl y Byd💜

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Ben Lake @benlake.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Last night the Global Sumud Flotilla was intercepted by Israeli Forces, blatantly violating international law once again. I have written to the UK Government urging them to ensure that all those, including my constituent Hannah Schafer, who have been detained, are safely released.

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Ben Lake @benlake.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

Neithiwr cafodd y Global Sumud Flotilla ei rhyng-gipio gan Luoedd Arfog Israel, gan dorri cyfraith ryngwladol unwaith eto. Rydw i wedi ysgrifennu at Lywodraeth y DU i’w hannog i sicrhau bod pawb, gan gynnwys fy etholwr Hannah Schafer, yn cael eu rhyddhau'n ddiogel ac ar unwaith.

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Ben Lake @benlake.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

Mae'r argyfwng dyngarol yn Gaza yn gwaethygu bob dydd. Mae gan y DU gyfrifoldeb moesol a chyfreithiol i sicrhau bod Israel yn cydymffurfio â chyfraith ryngwladol. Rhaid parhau i roi pwysau ar Lywodraeth y DU i wneud popeth o fewn ei gallu i roi diwedd ar yr erchyllterau a welwn yn Gaza.

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Ben Lake @benlake.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

The humanitarian crisis in Gaza is worsening by the day. The UK Government has a moral and legal responsibility to ensure Israel complies with international law. We must continue to put pressure on the UK Government to do everything in its power to put an end to the atrocities seen in Gaza.

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PoliticsHome @politicshome.bsky.social · 11/07/2025

🚨 OUT NOW 🚨 Macron and Starmer revive ‘Entente Cordiale' 🇬🇧🇫🇷 MP @benlake.bsky.social, ex-diplomat Peter Westmacott, Flint Global's Francis-Joseph Schichan, & AFP's Adam Plowright join @alaintolhurst.bsky.social & @matildamartin.bsky.social to discuss UK-Franco relations 🎧 Listen: pod.fo/e/2f9785

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APPEAL @appealcharity.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

Powerful moment in PMQs: @benlake.bsky.social stood up for Brian Buckle, wrongfully convicted, and called for compensation. He supports the cause—join him. Sign here: appeal.org.uk/act-now/comp... #PayUp4TimeSpent

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Ben Lake @benlake.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

Newyddion gwych i borthladd Abergwaun, sy’n chwarae rhan hanfodol yn economi gogledd Sir Benfro. Mae’r buddsoddiad yma’n sicr i’w groesawu!

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£20m o fuddsoddiad i ddiweddaru porthladd Abergwaun - BBC Cymru Fyw

Cwmni Stena Line wedi cadarnhau cynlluniau i fuddsoddi £20m o bunnau ym mhorthladd Abergwaun.

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Plaid Cymru @plaidcymru.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

“£445 million doesn’t scratch the surface” Labour once acknowledged that Wales is owed billions to address decades of chronic underinvestment in rail infrastructure. Now, they’re moving the goalposts, leaving Wales shortchanged once again.

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Plaid Cymru @plaidcymru.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

“Dyw £445 miliwn ddim hyd yn oed yn crafu’r wyneb” Fe wnaeth Llafur gydnabod bod biliynau’n ddyledus i Gymru yn sgil degawdau o danfuddsoddi difrif yn ein seilwaith rheilffyrdd. Nawr, maen nhw’n newid y meini prawf gan adael Cymru ar ei cholled unwaith eto.

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Plaid Cymru @plaidcymru.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

O HS2 i’r prosiect Rhydychen-Caergrawnt diweddaraf, mae Cymru ar ei cholled dan Lafur. Pam bod y Prif Weinidog mor barod i amddiffyn Starmer a Reeves pan ddylai hi fod yn sefyll cornel Cymru?

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Plaid Cymru @plaidcymru.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

From HS2 to the most recent Oxford-Cambridge rail line, Wales is being ripped off by Labour. Why is the Labour First Minister scrambling to defend Starmer and Reeves when she should be standing up for Wales?

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Plaid Cymru @plaidcymru.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

Someone get Labour a map. The UK Government claims an Oxford-Cambridge rail line benefits Wales - cutting us out of millions in funding. Scotland and Northern Ireland get their fair share. Why is Labour short-changing Wales?

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Plaid Cymru @plaidcymru.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

Keir Starmer’s “island of strangers” rhetoric is reckless and divisive. In Wales, as across the UK, social care is in crisis. The solution is not to turn on migrant workers, but to invest in training, raise wages, and improve working conditions. 🗣️ @benlake.bsky.social

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