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Carmen Smith

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Member of the UK House of Lords | Representing Plaid Cymru | Vice-President of the European Movement UK 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🇪🇺

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Plaid Cymru @plaidcymru.bsky.social · 03/05/2026
People across Wales are feeling let down by Labour. Plaid Cymru has the new energy and new ideas needed to take Wales forward. With just 4 days to go, and for new leadership for Wales, vote Plaid Cymru on 7 May 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
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Carmen Smith @carmensmith.bsky.social · 27/11/2025
I recently sat down with Politics Home, as part of their Women in Westminster series, to discuss my political journey From how it all started for me as a working-class girl from Ynys Môn, my experience of entering the House of Lords & what drives my work today www.politicshome.com/members/arti...
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Women in Westminster: In Conversation with Baroness Smith of Llanfaes
As the youngest ever life peer, Carmen, The Baroness Smith of Llanfaes, brings a different eye to legislation that passes through Parliament’s uppe...
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Plaid Cymru @plaidcymru.bsky.social · 25/11/2025
🤍 Every woman has a right to feel safe, equal and respected. Ending violence against women and girls is an issue that we must address collectively as a society.
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Plaid Cymru @plaidcymru.bsky.social · 21/10/2025
🚨 The #Caerphilly by-election is a straight fight between Plaid Cymru and Reform. Every vote counts. Vote for a local champion who’ll always stand up for his community - not a party that divides it. 🗳️ On Thursday, vote Lindsay Whittle - Plaid Cymru to keep Reform out.
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Shelter Cymru @sheltercymru.bsky.social · 14/10/2025
1/2 We were delighted to hear Plaid Cymru's commitment to the right to adequate housing during leader Rhun ap Iorwerth's speech at their conference. Homes are the foundations of our lives. Thank you to everyone who came to our stall to discuss ending the housing emergency in Wales.
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Suzy Lamplugh Trust @suzylamplughtrust.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
Noticed behaviour that's made someone feel uncomfortable or scared? Attend our free bystander training to learn how to intervene and offer support. Sessions run every week for 30-minutes 👉 www.suzylamplugh.org/Pages/Events...
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Plaid Cymru @plaidcymru.bsky.social · 10/10/2025
🚨 BREAKING: A Plaid Cymru government will deliver 20 hours a week of free childcare for every child aged 9 months to 4 years. Putting money back in families’ pockets, tackling child poverty and giving every child the best start in life 💚
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Claire's Campaign Cymru @clairescampaign.bsky.social · 23/09/2025
📢 The most recent gynaecological cancer waiting time figures (July) show a worrying drop in early-stage diagnoses, now just 32.4%, down from 47% in June. Early diagnosis and timely treatment save lives. This backwards step is not acceptable.
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NationCymru @nation.cymru · 19/09/2025
Assisted dying services should be available in Welsh, a Plaid Cymru peer has said
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Assisted dying services should be available in Welsh, Plaid peer says
Assisted dying services should be available in Welsh, a Plaid Cymru peer has said. Baroness Smith Llanfaes said it was important for those discussing the service with their doctor to be able to speak ...
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Humanists UK @humanists.uk · 19/09/2025
'This Bill legislates for people with a terminal illness and diagnoses, with six months left to live. Thankfully, there aren't many of us that face those circumstances.' Baroness Smith shares the words of Claire O'Shea, who died this year of terminal cancer. She was first misdiagnosed with IBS.
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Carmen Smith @carmensmith.bsky.social · 27/08/2025
Labour’s plan to remove inactive peers is welcome, but the second chamber will still be undemocratic. I’ve long called for scrapping the unelected House of Lords and replacing it with an elected second chamber that truly represents the people.
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Llinos Medi AS/MP @llinosmedi.bsky.social · 21/08/2025
First it was the nationalisation of steel in Scunthorpe, now it’s Yorkshire. But where was the urgency of this Labour UK Government when thousands of jobs were on the line in Port Talbot? Yet another example of Wales being treated unfairly. Our steel communities deserve more.
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Government takes control of UK’s third-largest steelworks after collapse into administration
Court ends Sanjeev Gupta’s control of Speciality Steel UK’s operations in South Yorkshire as ministers seek to save 1,450 jobs
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Llinos Medi AS/MP @llinosmedi.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
Pob cyngor yn cefnogi. Every Welsh council agrees. Mae’n amser i San Steffan wrando. Time for Westminster to listen. Datganolwch Ystâd y Goron. Devolve the Crown Estate. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 nation.cymru/news/bill-to...
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Bill to devolve Crown Estate to Wales passes report stage in House of Lords without opposition
Emily Price A Bill that would transfer responsibility for the Crown Estate in Wales to the Welsh Government has passed the report stage in the House of Lords without opposition and is now set for its ...
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Carmen Smith @carmensmith.bsky.social · 03/07/2025
The worst result of last night… The House of Lords voting in favour of a “wrecking amendment” that will allow current hereditary peers to continue as members & vote on new laws. This defeats the whole purpose of the Hereditary Peers Bill. Let the Ping Pong 🏓 commence…
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Carmen Smith @carmensmith.bsky.social · 02/07/2025
Made the case for an elected house again this evening. 84 voted in favour and 263 voted against. Unsurprising result as unelected politicians voted on it… Time for the people to have their say! ✊ Here is how everyone voted: votes.parliament.uk/votes/lords/... 🗳️
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House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill - Lords' votes in Parliament - UK Parliament
House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill
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UCL Constitution Unit @conunitucl.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
NEW BLOG: 10 reasons why the hereditary peers bill should be amended to constrain Prime Ministerial patronage and the size of the House of Lords Ahead of the hereditary peers bill's report stage starting in the Lords tomorrow, our Director, Meg Russell, sets out why peers should amend the bill.
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10 reasons why the hereditary peers bill should be amended to constrain Prime Ministerial patronage and the size of the House of Lords
The government’s House of Lords (Hereditary Peers) Bill reaches its report stage in the chamber this week – presenting a serious moment for possible amendments. Meg Russell argues that peers should…
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CoSRH - College of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare @cosrh.org · 19/06/2025
The @appgsrh.bsky.social have urged the NPCC to withdraw new police guidance on pregnancy loss, which they say risks fuelling criminalisation around reproductive health. The letter was supported by 45+ MPs & Peers and was sent ahead of the vote to decriminalise abortion. www.fsrh.org//Public/News...
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APPG on SRH Officers Call for the Withdrawal of Police Guidance on Pregnancy Loss Investigations
MPs and Peers have signed a letter to the National Police Chiefs’ Council (NPCC) calling for the urgent withdrawal of its new Practice Advice on Child Death Investigation.
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APPG on Sexual & Reproductive Health @appgsrh.bsky.social · 17/06/2025
Yesterday our Officers @rupahuq.bsky.social, Baroness Barker, @mayaellismp.bsky.social, Baroness Sugg and 42 other Parliamentarians wrote to the Chief Constable to share their serious concerns with the recently released Guidance on Child Death Investigation. You can read it below 👇
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Plaid Cymru @plaidcymru.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
The Israeli Government has blocked all aid shipments to Gaza for the past two months, creating a humanitarian catastrophe across the region. @benlake.bsky.social made the case for the UK to airdrop humanitarian aid to help the thousands of Gazans who are being starved before our eyes.
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Carmen Smith @carmensmith.bsky.social · 07/05/2025
Following Welsh Labour’s shocking poll result yesterday, I thought I’d do them a favour and help them out… by asking which of the First Minister’s asks they are actually going to carry out! Look at the response, it is clear that this isn’t working for Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
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Plaid Cymru @plaidcymru.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
"It is high time we distance ourselves from an old undemocratic system and build a new one that works for the majority, not just the few. After a year in the House of Lords, I am more determined than ever to campaign for change." ✍️ - @carmensmith.bsky.social
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Tŷ'r Arglwyddi: 'Dim chwarae teg i Gymru'
Carmen Smith sy'n rhannu ei phrofiad o'r ail siambr a pham ei bod hi'n angerddol dros ei ddiwygio.
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Plaid Cymru @plaidcymru.bsky.social · 01/05/2025
"Mae'n hen bryd i ni bellhau oddi wrth hen system annemocrataidd ac adeiladu un newydd sy'n gweithio i'r mwyafrif, nid i'r ychydig rai yn unig. Ar ôl treulio blwyddyn yn Nhŷ'r Arglwyddi, rydw i'n fwy penderfynol nag erioed i ymgyrchu dros newid." ✍️ - @carmensmith.bsky.social
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Tŷ'r Arglwyddi: 'Dim chwarae teg i Gymru'
Carmen Smith sy'n rhannu ei phrofiad o'r ail siambr a pham ei bod hi'n angerddol dros ei ddiwygio.
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Suzy Lamplugh Trust @suzylamplughtrust.bsky.social · 08/04/2025
Delighted to be working with Baroness Smith on our amendments to the Employment Rights Bill🙌 If the government wants to deliver on its promise to halve violence against women and girls, it's imperative that there's a duty on employers to prevent gender-based violence at work.
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Liz Saville Roberts AS / MP @lsrplaid.bsky.social · 31/03/2025
We need to understand what impact the Chancellor’s brutal welfare cuts will have on people and communities in Wales. I've written to the Secretary of State urging her to publish her response to the First Minister. Two Labour governments shouldn't shield each other from scrutiny.
Dear Secretary of State,

I write to you in your capacity as the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions, regarding your recent correspondence with the First Minister for Wales, Eluned Morgan MS, relating to welfare reforms in Wales.

It is understood that the First Minister has written to you to request information on the impact of welfare reforms, announced on 18 and 26 March this year, on people in Wales. On BBC Wales’ Politics Wales programme on 30 March 2025, Kanishka Narayan MP suggested that a response had been provided to the First Minister. However, that response has not been made public.

Considering the significant consequences these reforms will have on the people of Wales, I urge you to publish the response provided by your department to the First Minister in full, and without delay. 

I look forward to your response.

Yours sincerely,
 
Rt. Hon. Liz Saville Roberts MP
Plaid Cymru Westminster leader
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Prem Sikka @premnsikka.bsky.social · 01/04/2025
DWP figures show two in five single parents are living in poverty. Children in single parent families face a 43% poverty rate. Disability benefit cuts will plunge 50,000 more children into poverty. Govt won't end the two child benefit cap. Poverty is a political choice.
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DWP figures show two in five single parents are living in poverty
Benefits policies sever the link between a family's needs and their support.
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Liz Saville Roberts AS / MP @lsrplaid.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
We must stop Reform UK from becoming the largest party in the Senedd in 2026. They would sell off the NHS, strip away workers’ rights, and take power away from Wales. Only Plaid Cymru has the energy to stop them and deliver new leadership 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿
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Reform UK could win next Welsh election, senior Plaid MP says
Liz Saville Roberts warns party members that Nigel Farage could win the next Senedd election in 2026.
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Merched Plaid @merchedplaid.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
Thinking about standing for @plaidcymru.bsky.social ? Join us for a session with ElectHer at the Plaid Cymru conference. 10.10am Friday 21 March. // Meddwl am sefyll dros y Blaid? Ymunwch â ni am sesiwn gyda ElectHer yng nghynhadledd Plaid Cymru. 10.10am dydd Gwener 21 Mawrth.
A graphic to advertise the Merched Plaid session at the Plaid Cymru conference, in conjunction with ElectHer. The graphic confirms that the session will include advice and discussion on standing for election and will be held at 10.10am on Friday 21 March.
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Plaid Cymru @plaidcymru.bsky.social · 18/03/2025
From cutting winter fuel payments for vulnerable pensioners and refusing to scrap the two-child cap to lift children out of poverty, to now cutting £5bn of welfare support for disabled people... Tory-style austerity is here to stay under Labour.
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Carmen Smith @carmensmith.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
“While Labour continues to put party before country, Plaid Cymru has proven time and again that we are the only party that stands up for Wales, both in the Senedd and in Westminster.” @lsrplaid.bsky.social
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Deflection tactics won’t salvage Labour’s reputation in Wales
We are now eight months into this UK Labour government in Westminster. So let’s ask ourselves, what has changed? Keir Starmer and his government have certainly made headlines, but all too often for th...
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Liz Saville Roberts AS / MP @lsrplaid.bsky.social · 11/03/2025
Cutting support for disabled people during a time of economic hardship isn’t fair, sustainable or defensible. Labour is following the Tory playbook of scapegoating the most vulnerable instead of creating a fairer tax system.
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Keir Starmer says benefit system unfair and indefensible - BBC News
Some Labour MPs urge ministers to tackle the "crisis of economic inactivity", while others oppose cuts.
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Carmen Smith @carmensmith.bsky.social · 12/03/2025
I’m delighted to be named on the 2025 Women in Westminster: The 100 list! With so many inspiring women in Westminster it’s truly an honour to be included. What a fantastic way to celebrate the achievements and contributions of women to Westminster and beyond. #WiW100
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Henry Dyer @direthoughts.com · 09/03/2025
And I have a piece with @anlugonz.bsky.social and gfx team looking at the House of Lords in charts: the historical membership, age, gender, educational background, and the effects of proposed reforms under a subheading I am very proud of, 'Lords Labour's lost'. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...
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Age, gender, education: the House of Lords in charts
Labour is trying to remove hereditary peers but plans for an age limit appears in doubt and the Lords still lacks diversity
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Electoral Reform Society @electoralreform.bsky.social · 10/03/2025
While some peers have been trying to delay their own demise, others are making the principled stand that their own jobs shouldn't exist.
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As the youngest peer in the House of Lords, I have a bold plan for this place. Abolish it – me included | Carmen Smith
I came here a year ago because Plaid Cymru seeks to protect Welsh interests. But I think Labour should keep its vow and scrap this chamber, writes Baroness Smith of Llanfaes
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The Guardian @theguardian.com · 07/03/2025
As the youngest peer in the House of Lords, I have a bold plan for this place. Abolish it – me included | Carmen Smith
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As the youngest peer in the House of Lords, I have a bold plan for this place. Abolish it – me included | Carmen Smith
I came here a year ago because Plaid Cymru seeks to protect Welsh interests. But I think Labour should keep its vow and scrap this chamber, writes Baroness Smith of Llanfaes
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Plaid Cymru @plaidcymru.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
“I came here a year ago because Plaid Cymru seeks to protect Welsh interests. But I think Labour should keep its vow and scrap this chamber.” @carmensmith.bsky.social writes in The Guardian about holding Labour to account and pushing for democracy from within.
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As the youngest peer in the House of Lords, I have a bold plan for this place. Abolish it – me included | Carmen Smith
I came here a year ago because Plaid Cymru seeks to protect Welsh interests. But I think Labour should keep its vow and scrap this chamber, writes Baroness Smith of Llanfaes
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Centenary Action @centenaryaction.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
More pictures from the conversations at the networking session of the Inspiring Future Leaders event
Anna Gelderd MP talking to young womenBaroness Carmen Smith and Ann Davies MP talking to young womenBaroness Jenny Jones talking to participants at Inspiring Future LeadersAlex Davies Jones MP and Helen Pankhurst talking to participants at Inspiring Future Leaders
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Alex Freeman @alexandrafreeman.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
Yesterday was the first time a vote was called on proposed legislation I had put my name to (with @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social and @carmensmith.bsky.social): better regulation of period products.
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European Movement Women @emwomen.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
EM Women launch #1 in tandem with @yem1.bsky.social YEM Women is tomorrow! Join us online at 6-7:45pm with speakers: 🎤 @carmensmith.bsky.social 🎤 @drsarahyde.bsky.social 🎤 @francesscott.bsky.social Chair: Founder & EM Board member, YEM President @ceciliaeve.bsky.social
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Carmen Smith @carmensmith.bsky.social · 27/02/2025
Less jobs for people across Wales & less opportunities/choice for those wanting to study 📚 I asked the UK Minister for Skills how Wales would formally be included in her announced review of HE funding
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Natalie Bennett @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
Thanks Carmen! Delighted to have briefing supporting it from Women's Environmental Network, @hazardscamp.bsky.social, @citytosea.bsky.social @bsacandjac.bsky.social @soilassocscot.bsky.social @ukyouthfornature.bsky.social, The Rivers Trust, Fidra, Savitri, MCS Aware, and many more
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Carmen Smith @carmensmith.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
Proud to be sponsoring an amendment today by @nataliegreenpeer.bsky.social on introducing safety regs on period products. Currently there is no requirement for companies to tell you about the health risks of chemicals that are often found in period products. bills.parliament.uk/bills/3752/s...
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Amendment 26 to Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL] to Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL] - Parliamentary Bills - UK Parliament
Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle's amendment After Clause 2 (26) to Product Regulation and Metrology Bill [HL], proposed during Report stage
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Plaid Cymru @plaidcymru.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
Labour MPs tonight rejected Plaid Cymru's calls for control over the Crown Estate to be given to Wales. Scotland already has the powers. Only Plaid Cymru stands up for Wales.
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Crown Estate: UK Government rejects calls for Welsh devolution
The Treasury minister tells MPs that devolving the estates would make
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Plaid Cymru @plaidcymru.bsky.social · 17/02/2025
Ask your MP to sign Plaid Cymru’s amendment and support our efforts on Monday 24 February to give Wales power over its natural resources. Let’s ensure that the people of Wales benefit from the wealth created in our communities, not the UK Treasury. 👇👇👇
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Urge your MP to support Wales’ right to control natural resources
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European Movement UK @europeanmovement.co.uk · 14/02/2025
The government needs to do more. A youth mobility scheme would be an easy solution to a wide range of problems facing young people.
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Carmen Smith @carmensmith.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
Young People across the UK are losing out on opportunities to study and work in 27 countries. We hear a lot about a “Reset” of the UK/EU relationship, but haven’t seen any action. The UK Government can (and should) be more proactive on this & submit their own youth mobility proposal to the EU 🇪🇺
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Plaid Cymru @plaidcymru.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
End wealth extraction from Wales. Invest Crown Estate profits back into our communities. Rhaid dod ag echdynnu cyfoeth o Gymru i ben. Dylid buddsoddi elw Ystâd y Goron yn ôl yn ein cymunedau. @carmensmith.bsky.social
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Plaid Cymru @plaidcymru.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
Labour say they’re fighting for Wales - but in Westminster, they just BLOCKED #CrownEstate devolution 🔒🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Scotland has control over its resources. Why not #Wales? Plaid Cymru will always fight to put power in the hands of Welsh communities 💪🌊
"Labour blocks Crown Estate Devolution to Wales" in large white text on a black background. Small text along the top says "Breaking: Labour say one thing in Wales and another in Westminster"  and text at the bottom says "Scotland controls its Crown Estate, why not Wales?"
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Rhun ap Iorwerth @rhunapiorwerth.bsky.social · 07/02/2025
Teyrnged gan Arweinydd Plaid Cymru, Rhun ap Iorwerth, er cof am Dafydd Elis-Thomas
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Plaid Cymru @plaidcymru.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @llinosmedi.bsky.social has tabled an amendment to devolve the #CrownEstate to #Wales. That would mean more money for services in Wales. Will Labour support us? 👀
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Plaid Cymru @plaidcymru.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
✊ Your community deserves a strong voice. Could that be YOU? Stand for Plaid Cymru and help shape a better future for Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 Take the first step today 👉 partyof.wales/stand
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