Plaid Cymru demands fair funding for Wales in manifesto launch

Plaid Cymru's manifesto launch in Cardiff emphasized the need for fair funding, with a key pledge to secure £4bn for Wales from the HS2 project. The party aims to use this additional funding to enhance Welsh public transport and reverse cuts to local bus services. They advocate for an increase in windfall tax and the devolution of the Crown Estate to Wales. Plaid Cymru is calling for a change in how Wales receives funding, proposing a needs-based model over the Barnett Formula. Rhun ap Iorwerth highlighted the importance of maximizing the Welsh voice in Westminster to prevent Wales from being sidelined, especially after the reduction in Welsh MPs from 40 to 32. He argued that Wales deserves more funding, citing the compensation received by Scotland and Northern Ireland following the scrapping of HS2.