Keir Starmer will be next prime minister, says Plaid leader
BBCThe next prime minister of the United Kingdom will be Sir Keir Starmer, the leader of Plaid Cymru has said.
In a Panorama interview with Nick Robinson, Rhun ap Iorwerth predicted that Labour will win the election regardless of how Wales votes.
He made a pitch for Welsh voters to back Plaid Cymru to prevent Labour from having a “huge majority” that would allow them act with “impunity”.
It comes after Conservative Grant Shapps warned Labour could win a “super majority”.
Mr ap Iorwerth also claimed that “tax is a good thing” when asked how Plaid Cymru would handle the economy.
“I want to have that honest debate. I want us to recognise first of all that tax is a good thing. We need taxes to be brought in, in order to pay for public services,” the former BBC journalist said.
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“Keir Starmer is going to be prime minister in four weeks time,” Mr ap Iorwerth said.
“I think the evidence points in that direction.
“He will become prime minister regardless of how Wales votes. That’s a key factor for people to consider in Wales.
“Yes, there will change, but what kind of change would you like it to be?
“Would you like a huge Labour majority, that allows them to act with impunity and allows them to continue what they are doing now which is ignore Wales completely?”
The BBC is interviewing all the major party leaders in the run-up to the election in The Panorama Interviews with Nick Robinson. You can watch the interview with Rhun ap Iorwerth at 19:00 on BBC One Wales or BBC iPlayer.
