Both Plaid Cymru, the Welsh nationalist party, and the Liberal Democrats are positioning themselves to appeal to Labour dissidents.

ECONOMIST: Through the looking glass

The Welsh Liberal Democrat leader contrasted a Labour Welsh government "bankrupt of ideas" with what she called her party's "sensible and practical" policies.

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It's much tougher to base your offer to the people as "Fighting Wales' Corner" when it's against your own party - although to be fair the Welsh Liberal Democrats are giving it a pretty good go at the moment.

BBC: State of Play 4 - Labour

In North Wales, the leader of the Welsh Liberal Democrats endorsed one Winston Roddick because she said 'as an independent candidate he is free from party political pressure', and he was elected.

BBC: Have the Lib Dems found an election-winning strategy?

Kirsty Williams's lesson wasn't "yn Welsh" this morning but she did have a very modern Welsh lesson for delegates here at the Liberal Democrat conference in Birmingham and it was all about Mr Iwan's party.

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