Welsh First Minister Baroness Morgan appeared to take a veiled swipe at the Prime Minister this morning after Labour’s by-election wipeout to Plaid Cymru.

The pair’s party slumped to just 3,713 votes in Caerphilly – a backslide of a staggering 34.9 per cent compared to the 2021 Senedd election.

In the early hours, the FM vented at “difficult headwinds nationally”, with Labour having lost 34 council by-elections as well as Thursday’s Senedd vote since the May 1 locals.

“This was a by-election in the toughest of circumstances,” Baroness Morgan said, referencing Welsh Labour MS Hefin David’s death in August.

“I want to thank our candidate, Richard Tunnicliffe – a good man who stood because of his desire to serve his community.”

And she congratulated Plaid’s Lindsey Whittle on his victory, hailing him for his decades of service to the Valleys town as a councillor.

Baroness Morgan continued: “Welsh Labour has heard the frustration on doorsteps in Caerphilly that the need to feel change in people’s lives has not been quick enough.

“We take our share of the responsibility for this result. We are listening, we are learning the lessons, and we will be come back stronger.”

Earlier this year, the First Minister had promised to “call out” Sir Keir’s Westminster Labour when it “gets it wrong for Wales”.

Denying a “split” in the party, Baroness Morgan vowed she would “not stay silent” if the PM took decisions “we think will harm Welsh communities”.

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Big names from Reform UK, Labour and the Conservatives will all be joining GB News Breakfast today following this morning’s by-election.

The People’s Channel is set to grill Cabinet Office Minister Nick Thomas-Symonds, Shadow Policing Minister Matt Vickers and Reform chairman Dr David Bull throughout the morning.

You’ll be able to follow the trio’s interviews live on GB News – and we’ll bring you all the top lines on this live blog.

AS IT HAPPENED: Labour ousted in Caerphilly by-election as 107-year grip on ‘safe’ seat is smashed

Labour has been ousted in the Caerphilly by-election in a blowout to Plaid Cymru.

Lindsay Whittle of the Welsh nationalist party took home 15,961 votes, beating second-placed Reform UK’s 12,113.

Labour slumped to just 3,713 votes – a backslide of a staggering 34.9 per cent compared to the 2021 Senedd election.

Turnout came to 50.43 per cent, with a total of 33,736 ballot papers being included in the count – an increase on 2021’s 44.31 per cent.

In Westminster, the Valleys town has voted Labour since 1918 – every election since the seat existed.

In Cardiff Bay, it had done the same since devolution in 1999.

But in 2025, the party’s century-long winning streak came to an end under Sir Keir Starmer’s watch.

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