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Welsh Labour First Minister Eluned Morgan shouts ‘vote Plaid Cymru’ in major campaign gaffe

The Independent·Eleanor Storey·about 1 month ago
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The Labour First Minister of Wales made an unexpected gaffe on the campaign trail, accidentally urging supporters to back a rival party. Baroness Eluned Morgan, the leader of Welsh Labour , was addressing a crowd at a crucial week-to-go event in Barry Island. Concluding her speech, she declared: "One week to go, let’s open that new chapter for Wales, let’s have fairness you can feel, let’s vote Welsh Labour in the election next week." However, she then added in Welsh, "Pleidleisiwch Plaid Cymru ," before swiftly correcting herself to "Plaid Lafur (Labour Party)." The slip of the tongue was met with amusement, as her audience responded with laughter, applause, and cheers. Explaining the gaffe to ITV Wales, the First Minister said: “We’re all a little bit exhausted, once you switch into Welsh the word ‘Cymru’ comes off your lips. “Obviously I’m very, very keen for people to vote Welsh Labour in this election. “You know where you stand, waiting lists are coming down, nine months in succession.…

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