Plaid Cymru peer Lord Dafydd Wigley has today called upon all Welsh people living and voting in England to embrace the new politics of the UK and to seriously consider voting for the Green Party on May 7th.
Lord Wigley, who is Plaid Cymru's General Election Campaign Co-ordinator - used a press conference in Westminster this morning to appeal in order to boost support for the three parties that offer an alternative agenda to the failed policies of the Tories and Labour alike.
Speaking during the press conference, Lord Wigley said: "Plaid Cymru, the SNP and the Greens are separate, distinct parties with their own objectives and policies. The three parties do, however, co-operate as a single Group in the House of Commons.
"On key issues such as austerity, Trident, and moving political power away from Westminster, the three parties share a common approach; and on environmental issues there is much common ground.
"Recent polling that suggests that our parties are highly likely to hold the balance in the new House of Commons. In the coming election, the three parties offer an alternative agenda to the stale, failed policies of the Tories and Labour alike.
"In these circumstances, I believe that Plaid Cymru supporters – and indeed all Welsh people – living and voting in England in this election should seriously consider voting for the Green Party, particularly in the twelve target constituencies and in Brighton Pavilion, where the Greens hold the seat.
Pippa Bartolotti, Wales Green Party Leader said,“I’ve a great deal of time for Dafydd Wigley. He’s telling people to vote Green because he knows that Green policies and Green politics are essential for this country to pull away from austerity and turn the agenda towards protecting and helping the next generation who will be trapped in an impoverished world of dwindling resources.
“Support for the Green Party in Wales is growing at an unprecedented rate. Voters in both England and Wales know that Punch and Judy politics must be consigned to the dustbin of history, and we must quickly move to a more inclusive, more thoughtful and more progressive kind of politics where the needs of everyone are properly considered. That means no more politics for the vested interests of the few.”