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WREXHAM: âExcitementâ for independence in North East Wales could see more voters backing Plaid Cymru, says party leader
Pictured from left to right are: Plaid Cymru\ s Clwyd South candidate Llyr Gruffydd, party leader Adam Price and Wrexham candidate Carrie Harper outside Wrexham AFC\ s Racecourse Ground. THE level of “excitement” for independence in North East Wales could see more voters backing Plaid Cymru, the party’s leader has claimed. Adam Price said Plaid Cymru would hold an independence referendum in the first five year term if elected to govern following tomorrow’s (Thursday, May 6) Senedd elections. One recent opinion poll put support for Welsh independence as high as 39 per cent, with Wrexham selected as the next location for an independence rally once large gatherings are permitted.
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By Catrin Haf Jones
image captionAdam Price put independence front and centre of Plaid policy since becoming leader in 2018
Plaid Cymru would hold an independence referendum within five years if it came to power in May s Senedd election.
Launching its manifesto, the party said it offered the most radical programme in any Welsh election since 1945 .
Its plans include creating 60,000 green jobs, extending free school meals and social care free at the point of need.
Economists cost checking the promises called them achievable but could not say if the spending is adequate to achieve the desired results .
Plaid leader Adam Price said the practical, deliverable and fully costed policies would lead to a fairer, greener, and more prosperous future for Wales .
BBC News
By David Deans
Plaid Cymru s manifesto is a long document, running to 126 pages in its English version.
Launched on Wednesday, it says a Plaid Cymru government would set Wales on a new path towards the party s vision of transforming the nation by 2030.
At its heart is a pledge to hold an independence referendum.
Plaid would likely need to be at least the largest party after the Senedd election for that to happen. Short of a referendum, the party calls for more powers to be handed to Cardiff among a broad plan of policies.
Independence and powers
The manifesto promises an independence referendum in the first five year term, with a national commission to oversee the process of drafting a Welsh constitution.
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Fifteen years after the Welsh Development Agency was scrapped the idea of a new agency is back on the political agenda.
At its virtual party conference this weekend, Plaid Cymru has committed to creating an organisation called Prosperity Wales to coordinate investment if it s in government after May s Senedd election.
The pledge follows the announcement last week by the Welsh Conservatives who said they would bring back the best of the Welsh Development Agency.
Meanwhile at her party s virtual conference, the Welsh Liberal Democrat leader promised to set up an Economic Recovery Council to perform a similar role.
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