Plaid Cymru Confirm Wrexham Candidate For 2017 General Election

Plaid Cymru have announced that Carrie Harper will be their Wrexham candidate for the upcoming General Election.

Councillor Harper, who last week won a second term as councillor in Queensway ward in the heart of Caia Park, said Wrexham cannot continue to vote Labour to stop the Tories.

She said: “With 82% of all MPs being based in England and polls showing a likely Tory landslide across the border, the simple maths mean that voting Labour to keep the Tories out in Wales is a nonsense. It seems there will be Tory Government in London whether we vote for it or not.

“That, combined with a weak Labour party intent on pulling itself to pieces, leaves Welsh communities vulnerable and at the mercy of an emboldened Tory Government in Westminster.
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“Wales now faces the dual threat of the economic fallout from a hard Brexit and ​Teresa May ​being given ​the green light to destroy the NHS in England and continue to batter working-class communities like ours with cuts for the poor and tax cuts for the rich.​ We must defend ourselves.​

​”The Tories will be speaking for England, the SNP for Scotland. Where is the voice of Wales? We cannot afford to be the forgotten nation under this cloud of economic and political uncertainty.​

“Wrexham has voted Labour for almost a century and we’ve got precious little in return in recent years. It’s time for change. It’s time to stand up for ourselves.”

Cllr Harper continued: “Only Plaid Cymru can defend Wales and our communities from the Tories. Only Plaid Cymru will put Wales first. I’m asking you to elect your local candidate Carrie Harper as Wrexham’s next MP and play your part in defending our nation.”

Councillor Marc Jones, another newly elected councillor for Plaid Cymru in Wrexham, added: “We’ve seen a surge in support for Plaid Cymru – our vote in the Wrexham constituency was up 17% in the council elections and it’s clear from the growth in members and supporters that people see us as a credible opposition to the Tories.

“Labour and UKIP’s vote collapsed across Wales in the council elections last week, while Plaid surged to its best-ever result bar one. We now have 202 councillors compared to the Tories 184 in Wales. Carrie Harper deserves our support because she will stand up for communities that the Tories will trash if they are returned to power.”

Plaid Cymru’s campaign will be officially launched in Wrexham town centre at 11am this Saturday May 13th by the Horse and Jockey pub in Regent St.

A full list of candidates for Wrexham and Clwyd South is expected to be released later this afternoon.