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Welsh Election 2026 - Llyr Gruffydd: "It is time for a rural reset. Plaid Cymru will back our family farms"

Llyr Gruffydd writes on how Plaid Cymru will deliver a new era of putting farming and rural policy at the heart of Welsh Government if it wins the Senedd Election

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Plaid Cymru's Clwyd constituency candidate Llyr Gruffydd said: "Starting with funding certainty, we are committed to protecting the Welsh farming budget and to providing longer-term financial security with a multi-year funding settlement. This will give our farmers greater confidence to get on with what they do best - putting food on our tables."
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Plaid Cymru's Clwyd constituency candidate Llyr Gruffydd said: "Starting with funding certainty, we are committed to protecting the Welsh farming budget and to providing longer-term financial security with a multi-year funding settlement. This will give our farmers greater confidence to get on with what they do best - putting food on our tables."

For too long, rural Wales has been an afterthought for the Westminster parties. Whether it is the Tories' cuts to farm funding or dodgy trade deals after their botched Brexit, or Labour's tone-deaf...

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