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The BBC Wales Senedd election debate fact-checked

debate fact-checked The leaders of Wales' six big political parties took part in a special

If Plaid win in Wales, that won't mean independence - at least not yet

political parties make their pitch at a BBC Wales Ask the Leaders debate.** After an audience

Welsh party leaders gear up for live debate ahead of tightly contested Senedd election

Political debates can be tetchy and noisy at times, but they're also an opportunity for voters to learn more about the individuals leading the parties and what their priorities will be if they

Welsh Labour faces ‘existential’ change as party braces for May election defeat

political spectrum. [Plaid Cymru](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/plaid-cymru) and Nigel Farage’s Reform UK are neck and neck in the latest poll, although coalition maths make it highly unlikely Reform would be able to form

Move over wind farms: why some argue cutting costs is the best way to cut carbon

Party has criticised aspects of government policy, with its leader, Zack Polanski, saying the current approach to net zero is not delivering for ordinary people. The Liberal Democrats also say net zero must support households

Zack Polanski calls for ‘nuance’ when discussing antisemitism in rebuke of PM

Wales. He added: “That being said, we know that there’s a worrying rise of antisemitism in this country as, by the way, there is a rise of Islamophobia and hate crime generally

Partygate v Mandelson: Keir Starmer faces attack from his own playbook

debate: a vote on whether parliament’s privileges committee should investigate whether Starmer misled the Commons when he repeatedly told MPs “full due process” had been followed. In the UK, misleading the house is counted

Reform challenges other parties to cost their policies in heated Welsh election debate

debate, Reform's Dan Thomas was asked by presenter Bethan Rhys Roberts whether he "distanced" himself from a social media comment made by a prominent member of the party, Arron Banks, [which sparked accusations

What impact do refugees have on housing in Glasgow?

political debate about immigration](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c9dqqj0v1ndo). And there has been particular controversy about Glasgow. Scotland's largest city has a longstanding issue with a lack of housing, and was the first in the country

Labour claims Reform UK won’t protect women, as poll suggests Farage’s party heading for ‘seismic’ wins in May – UK politics live

debate on abortion limits** > > Nigel Farage has described the current 24-week abortion limit as “utterly ludicrous” and called for Parliament to revisit it - raising concerns about rolling back long-established reproductive rights. > > **2. Reform

‘Not a personal attack’: gun lobby targets marginal Labor seats at NSW election over post-Bondi reforms

Wales election plans to campaign for candidates who oppose the government’s firearm laws enacted after [the Bondi terror attack](https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/bondi-beach-shooting-sydney-australia). In an email sent to the electorate offices of 15 Labor backbenchers

Spat at, threatened and kidnapped: British Jews tell of rising antisemitism

Wales, police recorded 10,065 religiously motivated hate crimes for the year ending March 2025, [according to the latest Home Office figures](https://www.gov.uk/government/statistics/hate-crime-england-and-wales-year-ending-march-2025/hate-crime-england-and-wales-year-ending-march-2025). The Muslim community was the most targeted group with

Tuesday briefing: Can a deeply divided UK agree on an assisted dying bill?

leader in 2024 after a referral from the elections watchdog, [the Guardian can reveal](https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/apr/27/police-assess-claim-robert-jenrick-accepted-donation-from-foreign-donor). ## In depth: ‘I don’t believe anyone should suffer unnecessarily’ ![Supporters and opponents of assisted dying gathered