https://cowlpane.com/tags/wales/ Recent content in Wales on Cowlpane Hugo en-us Sat, 09 May 2026 16:24:42 +0000 https://cowlpane.com/politics/swinney-keen-to-work-with-fellow-nationalist-devolved-leaders-in-uk/ Sat, 09 May 2026 16:24:42 +0000 https://cowlpane.com/politics/swinney-keen-to-work-with-fellow-nationalist-devolved-leaders-in-uk/ <p><em>Originally published by <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2026/may/09/swinney-keen-to-work-with-fellow-nationalist-devolved-leaders-in-uk">The Guardian Politics</a></em></p> <hr> <p>SNP leader wants to ensure voices of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland ‘are heard loud and clear’</p> <p>John Swinney has said he plans to work with the nationalist first ministers in Wales andNorthern Irelandin a coordinated opposition to Labour’s policies on the cost of living and UK government spending.</p> <p>The Scottish National party leader said he had spoken to Michelle O’Neill, theSinn Féinfirst minister of Northern Ireland, on Friday night after she had called to congratulate him on his party’s “emphatic” victory in the Holyrood elections.</p>