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| General Election 2019: Plaid's ambition 'without limit' | General Election 2019: Plaid's ambition 'without limit' |
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| Plaid Cymru leader Adam Price says no party has a "higher ambition for Wales" when its general election campaign launched on Monday. | |
| Mr Price told the launch in Menai Bridge, Anglesey, that Westminster policies had failed Wales. | |
| Plaid wants to add to its tally of four MPs, with Ynys Mon a top target, and has not ruled out electoral pacts. | Plaid wants to add to its tally of four MPs, with Ynys Mon a top target, and has not ruled out electoral pacts. |
| It wants another referendum on Brexit in which it would campaign for the UK to remain in the EU. | It wants another referendum on Brexit in which it would campaign for the UK to remain in the EU. |
| In September, Mr Price called for his party to go into a snap poll promising to cancel Brexit without the need for a further referendum, but party members voted to support another vote on membership unless there is a prospect of a no-deal Brexit. | In September, Mr Price called for his party to go into a snap poll promising to cancel Brexit without the need for a further referendum, but party members voted to support another vote on membership unless there is a prospect of a no-deal Brexit. |
| Could there be a remain alliance? | Could there be a remain alliance? |
| In August, Plaid Cymru did not field a candidate in the Brecon and Radnorshire by-election after entering a pact with the Liberal Democrats and Green Party to avoid splitting the remain vote. The seat was won by Lib Dem Jane Dodds, | In August, Plaid Cymru did not field a candidate in the Brecon and Radnorshire by-election after entering a pact with the Liberal Democrats and Green Party to avoid splitting the remain vote. The seat was won by Lib Dem Jane Dodds, |
| Despite reports they have reached a wider electoral pact for the election on 12 December, Plaid sources said the discussions within and between the parties continue. | Despite reports they have reached a wider electoral pact for the election on 12 December, Plaid sources said the discussions within and between the parties continue. |
| The party won four seats in the 2017 election, including slender margins of 104 in Ceredigion and 92 in Arfon, while 16 of its 40 candidates lost their deposits after failing to secure 5% of the constituency votes. | The party won four seats in the 2017 election, including slender margins of 104 in Ceredigion and 92 in Arfon, while 16 of its 40 candidates lost their deposits after failing to secure 5% of the constituency votes. |
| But Plaid came second in May's European elections in Wales and beat Labour in a Wales-wide election for the first time. | But Plaid came second in May's European elections in Wales and beat Labour in a Wales-wide election for the first time. |
| "Watch this space," Mr Price told BBC Radio Wales. "This is a unique time with a unique issue. | "Watch this space," Mr Price told BBC Radio Wales. "This is a unique time with a unique issue. |
| "This decision [Brexit] is going to affect our lives for a generation to come. I think the whole point of standing aside in favour of other pro-remain parties is where we can make a difference." | "This decision [Brexit] is going to affect our lives for a generation to come. I think the whole point of standing aside in favour of other pro-remain parties is where we can make a difference." |
| He defended not contesting every seat, adding: "Ultimately, we've got to get the best result for Wales and if getting the best result for the Welsh nation means co-operating with other parties because remaining in the European Union is so centrally important to our economy, then that's what the party of Wales should do. | He defended not contesting every seat, adding: "Ultimately, we've got to get the best result for Wales and if getting the best result for the Welsh nation means co-operating with other parties because remaining in the European Union is so centrally important to our economy, then that's what the party of Wales should do. |
| "The party of Wales should always put Wales first and the party second." | "The party of Wales should always put Wales first and the party second." |
| What is Plaid promising? | What is Plaid promising? |
| The party is campaigning for a "Welsh green jobs revolution", the creation of a Welsh justice system, which includes the transfer of policing powers to Cardiff and £50m to recruit 1,600 new police officers. | The party is campaigning for a "Welsh green jobs revolution", the creation of a Welsh justice system, which includes the transfer of policing powers to Cardiff and £50m to recruit 1,600 new police officers. |
| Other pledges announced ahead of the launch relate to issues that are the responsibility of the Welsh Government - social care, childcare and building affordable homes. | Other pledges announced ahead of the launch relate to issues that are the responsibility of the Welsh Government - social care, childcare and building affordable homes. |
| Asked whether the party was deliberately confusing matters, a Plaid Cymru source said: "Many of the issues are decided in Westminster or their funding allocated there. | Asked whether the party was deliberately confusing matters, a Plaid Cymru source said: "Many of the issues are decided in Westminster or their funding allocated there. |
| "The sad fact of the matter, however, is the media still does not understand devolution, so we have to talk about the whole range of issues that matter to people's lives." | "The sad fact of the matter, however, is the media still does not understand devolution, so we have to talk about the whole range of issues that matter to people's lives." |
| Mr Price said Plaid Cymru's ambition for Wales is "without limit" and aimed to win the party's most seats at an election. | Mr Price said Plaid Cymru's ambition for Wales is "without limit" and aimed to win the party's most seats at an election. |
| "We have to take our country from where it's been bumping along at the bottom of every league table you can imagine," he said. | "We have to take our country from where it's been bumping along at the bottom of every league table you can imagine," he said. |
| "There's nothing inevitable about poverty as a nation. It's the poverty of leadership we've had from the Westminster parties. | "There's nothing inevitable about poverty as a nation. It's the poverty of leadership we've had from the Westminster parties. |
| "We have to take the opportunity to change that at this election, to back ourselves, believe in ourselves and vote for our party." | "We have to take the opportunity to change that at this election, to back ourselves, believe in ourselves and vote for our party." |
| Mr Price said Wales has not been taken seriously at Westminster, adding: "Compare Wales to Scotland and Northern Ireland and we're just invisible in the corridors of Whitehall." | Mr Price said Wales has not been taken seriously at Westminster, adding: "Compare Wales to Scotland and Northern Ireland and we're just invisible in the corridors of Whitehall." |