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Cooperation is far from easy in the furious tribalism of Westminster.
Jeremy Corbyn in Colwyn Bay, North Wales.
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Welsh Labour and Plaid exceeded expectations in the election - will the Conservatives ever be able to catch up?
Who knows?
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June 9, 2017
James Tilley , University of Oxford ; Ben Williams , University of Salford ; Daniel Fitzpatrick , Aston University ; John Garry , Queen's University Belfast ; Kathryn Simpson , Manchester Metropolitan University ; Laura McAllister , Cardiff University ; Matt Cole , University of Birmingham ; Michael Kitson , Cambridge Judge Business School ; Neil Matthews , University of Bristol ; Parveen Akhtar , Aston University ; Richard Murphy , City St George's, University of London ; Robin Pettitt , Kingston University ; Stuart Wilks-Heeg , University of Liverpool , and William McDougall , Glasgow Caledonian University
Rolling coverage of the general election results from expert academics.
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She faced criticism for not taking part in the BBC head-to-head, but the PM would have struggled had she done another late U-turn.
Leanne Wood, leader of Plaid Cymru.
Leanne Wood: socialist, republican, feminist – and the woman who is changing the face of Welsh politics.
Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood is under the spotlight following allegations the party approached UKIP for support.
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Things really didn’t go as expected – and the pressure is on.
First minister Carwyn Jones casts his vote.
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All eyes were on the race for second place in the 2016 Welsh Assembly elections.
Will Plaid touch down at the 2016 elections?
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Plaid did not fare as well as its Scottish cousin in the general election - and history can tell us why.
All smiles for the Conservatives.
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May 7, 2015
Fran Amery , University of Bath ; Catherine Happer , University of Glasgow ; Charles Lees , University of Bath ; Craig McAngus , University of Stirling ; David Cutts , University of Bath ; Eric Shaw , University of Stirling ; Jennifer Thomson , Queen Mary University of London ; John Van Reenen , London School of Economics and Political Science ; Jonathan Tonge , University of Liverpool ; Louise Thompson , University of Surrey ; Michael Saward , University of Warwick ; Neil Matthews , Queen's University Belfast ; Peter Lynch , University of Stirling ; Rainbow Murray , Queen Mary University of London ; Roger Awan-Scully , Cardiff University ; Sophie Whiting , University of Liverpool ; Stuart Wilks-Heeg , University of Liverpool , and Victoria Honeyman , University of Leeds
Experts provide a rolling response, live as the results come in for the 2015 general election.
Good deeds don’t always work out that way.
Nailia Schwartz
Politicians promising to expand free childcare is no bad thing, but it is difficult to deliver in practice
Miliband might have to canvas some more after the election.
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Both Labour and the Conservatives could do deals with smaller parties to survive in a minority government. Here’s how it works.
Moving out? Plaid’s plans for relocation are light on the details.
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Plaid Cymru doesn’t have much detail to offer when it comes to defence.
Your name’s not down.
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Our immigration expert evaluates the manifestos of 16 political parties, to see how their policies on immigration stack up.
Good luck making it work in government.
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Civil servants are left out of manifesto writing, and we’re all worse off for it.
There are nationalists, and then there are nationalists.
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The SNP, Plaid Cymru and UKIP are the new faces in the UK election in 2015 but they reflect a wider change.
The naming of the HMS Queen Elizabeth in November 2014. But how much does the UK spend on defence?
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Plaid Cymru’s Leanne Wood has questioned whether the UK should spent 6% of its budget on defence. Has she got her numbers right?
Leanne Wood has been putting Plaid’s policies forward to the public - but do they stand up to expert scrutiny?
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Our experts check if Plaid Cyrmu’s policies measure up.
A warmer welcome for immigrants?
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Smaller party leaders could push for a more generous approach if called upon to support a Labour government.
Plaid Cymru want to expand the Welsh government’s Bwcabus service.
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Regulators, rebates and retaining bus services - Plaid’s transport policy offers a lot, but little explanation on how to fund it.
There’s an energised debate over power sources in Wales.
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Plaid looks left as energy manifesto fuels talk of a Green-SNP alliance.