Labour and Plaid Cymru reveal plans for 36 extra Senedd members

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Wales’ Labour-led Government and nationalist party Plaid Cymru have unveiled plans to reform the Senedd that would see its numbers boosted from 60 to 96 and gender quotas introduced. “The joint position statement we are publishing today will help support the important work of the cross-party Special Purpose Committee to move Senedd reform forwards.” Adam Price, leader of Plaid Cymru, said: “These reforms will lay the foundations for a stronger Welsh democracy and a fairer, more representative Senedd that will look entirely different to the outdated political system at Westminster. In a tweet, he said: “On a day when the UK Government is laying out its new programme, including creating more jobs, making streets safer & even more NHS support, Welsh Labour & Plaid Cymru announce plans for another £12 million worth of more politicians …” The Welsh Conservatives pegged the cost of Senedd expansion at £75 million over the next five years. “It is disappointing that the Welsh Government and Plaid Cymru have sought to thwart the work of the Welsh Parliament’s Senedd Reform Committee by issuing this statement today,” he said.