{"id":664445,"date":"2025-12-31T10:08:11","date_gmt":"2025-12-31T10:08:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/664445\/"},"modified":"2025-12-31T10:08:11","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T10:08:11","slug":"welsh-political-leaders-share-new-years-messages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/664445\/","title":{"rendered":"Welsh political leaders share New Year’s messages"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>First Minister Eluned Morgan<\/p>\n

Wales\u2019 political leaders, including the First Minister and leader of the Welsh Conservatives, have shared their New Years greetings.<\/p>\n

Eluned Morgan\u2019s message celebrates \u2018opportunities and hope\u2019 and promises to work for a fairer Wales. The First Minister said:\u00a0\u201cBlwyddyn Newydd Dda! Happy New Year! I hope you had a happy and peaceful Christmas.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs this year draws to a close, I want to wish you a prosperous year ahead. This new year brings opportunities and hope.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will continue to work for a fairer Wales that people can feel in their communities and everyday life. A greener and more prosperous Wales, where people can thrive to reach their full potential, with more opportunities for better paid, long lasting jobs, where communities are supported and no-one is left behind.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe will continue to drive down NHS waiting lists, build more homes and improve train and bus services across Wales.<\/p>\n

\u201cLooking further afield, I really hope this year will bring an end to the terrible conflicts and violence which have shocked us all in recent years. I hope we can also stand up against those who are determined to sow division in our communities. Wales has always been a nation where we work together and build solidarity, whatever our background.<\/p>\n

\u201c2026 is a new start for all of us, and there\u2019s much to be hopeful about. We can achieve so much more when we work together. Diolch\u00a0yn\u00a0fawr\u00a0a\u00a0blwyddyn\u00a0Newydd dda i chi gyd.\u201d<\/p>\n

Leader of the Welsh Conservatives, Darren Millar MS, said: \u201cThe New Year presents an opportunity for change.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith Senedd elections just around the corner in May, Wales is crying out for new leadership to give our country hope for the future. And the Welsh Conservatives offer just that.<\/p>\n

\u201cOver the past 12 months we have set out an ambitious and credible plan to fix Wales. A plan to cut taxes, scrap Stamp Duty, cut waste, invest in our public services, and get Wales working.<\/p>\n

\u201cLabour, with the support of Plaid Cymru and the Lib Dems, has been failing Wales for more than quarter of a century. Their time is up. And Reform doesn\u2019t have a clue how to solve the problems Wales faces.<\/p>\n

\u201cWales does not need more of the same with Plaid or the Lib Dems, we need a radical new approach that understands what\u2019s needed to make Wales the prosperous land of opportunity, it should always have been.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith a thriving economy, and an education system and NHS that works, and where farmers, families, and businesses thrive.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo as we approach 2026, I want to wish you and your loved ones a very happy and prosperous New Year. Don\u2019t miss the opportunity to fix Wales.\u201d<\/p>\n

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