Why Plaid Cymru decided to withdraw from the Co-operation Agreement with the Welsh Government

I think Rhun ap Iorwerth & Plaid Cymru were correct by ending the corporation deal with Labour. Unfortunately Vaughan Gething made a fatal mistake when he took dirty money from that convicted crook who happily damaged our beautiful country. He could have simply said he made an error if judgment and handed back the money bhe didn't. His flippant attitude that he didn't do anything wrong , let's move on, wasn't good enough for the high office he holds as First Minister of Wales. Saying that. What is it with Welsh /UK Labour and damaging Wales be it traitor Neil Kinnock with his anti-devolution knuckle dragging stance in 1979 that gave us 18 years of Tory rule, to Carwyn Jones who moronically dissolved the "Continuity - or LDEU - Bill " passed that sought to transfer EU Law in areas already devolved to Wales into Welsh law on the day the UK officially left the EU. What frustrates me the most. Carwyn Jones naivety. He believed then PM Theresa May reassurance that the Senedd sovereignty was safe in her hands only to be later ousted and replaced by that bumbling buffoon Boris Johnson who along with his aptly named No,2 David TC Davies proceeded to steal Wales Brexit powers that should have been repatriated to Cardiff Bay. They also didn't stop there when the Tories interfered in areas devolved, and even repealed the 2017 Wales Trade Union Act passed by the Senedd protecting striking rail workers from agency workers being used. Also, today it's been been claimed hostility towards Vaughan Gething on becoming First Minister has racial overtones, and yes in some quarters no doubt some cretinous clown on social media or those right wingers have made derogatory remarks about his ethnicity forgetting he is half Welsh half Zambian, born in Wales , therefore as Welsh as you or I, but anyone using his colour to attack him are scum in my eyes. Yes, criticise him on policy, his conduct in office, but not because he's black.

Members and supporters have objected to this for months. Some knew at the very start that the party would struggle to take credit for its part in the agreement - and while we all acknowledge that things were achieved - but that was never the problem. Polling shows the party is still stagnant. I don't know if this needs saying but as the third party in the Senedd you're not in a strong position to do deals with one of two biggest political parties inside an Imperialist power which is passively oppressing our nation. You wont find progressivity there. Welsh Labour is a front that is specifically created to neutralise our movement. I think this could also have been an opportunity to recognise that a lot has been asked of members and supporters in going along with this with so little gain. I think it should be appreciated that many of us really don't like Welsh Labour - especially in the Valleys where you need to win votes. The agreement may be over; but its legacy will overshadow the GE and most certainly will impact the '26 election.

The context given in the BBC article on the accusation of racism is that the scrutiny upon him by "national news media" would not have been given to a white man. So, if I have read this correctly, this has nothing to do with some imbecilic trolling on social media. The implication is that the Welsh Government are pointing the finger at Nation.Cymru and WalesOnline with the accusation that their articles with respect to Vaughan Gething are racist. This has crossed a line now. That is a lie and a particularly nasty one. Thank goodness Plaid Cymru has withdrawn from the cooperation agreement. This new government has taken on a sinister tone. To raise a false flag of this nature is frankly disgusting. I find it monumentally offensive. Further, if Jeremy Miles does not resign from the government he also is tainted by this vile politics. This Labour Welsh Government has dragged the Senedd into disrepute by Gething's election campaign and by their complicity in this disgraceful slander. This is not how our government should behave. A vote of no confidence must be forthcoming. The sheer arrogance to look to shut down criticism in this way - and it is not the first time for Vaughan Gething to behave poorly when asked awkward questions either is it? Given that Nation.Cymru receives part of its revenue from the Welsh Government, in light of these accusations should this news service now be concerned? Does this now open a new conflict of interest? Should those who have pointed the finger now recuse themselves from being party to the decision making on this spcific funding? What an appalling and grubby episode of Welsh politics.

You want to know how to control immigration? Have a hard border between England and Wales, that way immigration to England doesn’t automatically mean they can freely come to Wales. How do you achieve this? By voting for Independence.

It’s a sliver of good news I suppose: dividing Plaid and Welsh Labour loosens the stranglehold they have over policy. They’re both signed up to the holy trinity of idiotic ideologies though; gender ideology, the climate emergency and net zero. Policy will continue to be crafted on such a-scientific claptrap.

As a Plaid member I think Iorwerth and Plaid have done the right thing. There are too many unanswered questions regarding the integrity, behaviour and honesty of Gething and other members of the Labour Senedd.

Its another stitch up plaid stayed with Labour to make sure they get the vote through for another 36 Meps and then they part what a 2 party stitch up the people of Wales won't forget plaid is a big part of labour voted with them all through the years and they think the voters will forget.