Questions Without Notice from the Party Leaders

Part of 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 1:49 pm on 15 November 2022.

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Photo of Adam Price Adam Price Plaid Cymru 1:49, 15 November 2022

Diolch, Llywydd. Today marks 100 years of Labour's electoral dominance, making your party, in your words,

'the most successful party in the democratic world'.

I have to say, this morning, there wasn't quite that celebratory mood when I and other Plaid Cymru colleagues stood in the rain in solidarity with striking trade unionists to mark some other historic moments; the largest average vote in favour of strike action by the PCS union in its history, covering 126 separate workplaces, including this institution, the Senedd; the first time the National Association of Head Teachers have balloted their members for strike action over pay in their 125-year history; the first nation-wide strike in the Royal College of Nurses' 106-year history. Now, Keir Starmer has repeatedly refused to back striking workers, saying that he understands why strikes were taking place, but was not prepared to stand with workers on picket lines. What do you think Keir Hardie would have made of that? And more to the point, are you prepared to stand in solidarity with workers when your British leader, sadly, is not?