'We have let a lot of people down' - Welsh farming leader reacts to General Election

The Welsh Conservatives lost all 14 of their seats in the House of Commons

Chris Brayford
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"Let's be frank: We have let a lot of people down. And we are going to take the lead in rebuilding our party in the run up to 2026. Step one: Stop taking lifelong Conservative voters for granted."
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"Let's be frank: We have let a lot of people down. And we are going to take the lead in rebuilding our party in the run up to 2026. Step one: Stop taking lifelong Conservative voters for granted."

The Welsh Conservatives have lost all of their 14 MP seats at the General Election. Labour won 27 Welsh seats, which was up by nine from 2019, while Plaid Cymru won four seats, the Liberal Democrats...

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