There is no escaping that Plaid Cymru’s victory in the Senedd by-election in Caerphilly is a historic disaster for Labour.

But amid the ashes some Labour MPs have found a shred of encouragement – the key to beating Reform.

A Labour source who had been on the ground in Caerphilly told The i Paper : “What was very clear is there was huge amounts of tactical voting in order to keep Reform out.”

Nigel Farage’s Party is currently riding high in the polls, and has high hopes in for next year’s Welsh Senned elections. The party made no secret it hoped to win this by-election, but came second – pushing Labour into an embarrassing third place. New Feature

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Labour meanwhile managed just 11 per cent of the vote in a Senedd seat it has held

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