Source: Party of Wales
Our Westminster parliamentary leader, Liz Saville Roberts, gave the closing speech to the annual conference.
Diolch yn fawr, Gynhadledd.
Mae’n bleser siarad efo chi ar derfyn deuddydd gwych o sgwrsio, o drafod syniadau, a chwrdd â ffrindiau hen a newydd.
Dwi’n falch o’r cysylltiadau sydd ganddon ni fel plaid. Ro’n i’n falch o glywed Stephen Gethins ddoe o’r SNP – wrth gwrs mae hir draddodiad ganddon ni o gael rhywun o’n chwaer blaid yr SNP i’n cynhadledd.
Ro’n i’n falch iawn o glywed John Finucane o Sinn Fein. Mae’n gysylltiad gweddol newydd rydyn ni’n ei gryfhau wrth ei gael yma yn siarad heddiw.
A dwi’n meddwl ‘mod i’n siarad dros bawb pan dwi’n dweud bod yr anerchiad gan Lysgennad Palesteina, Husam Zomlot, yn un o’r pethau mwyaf grymus dwi erioed wedi ei glywed mewn cynhadledd Plaid Cymru.
A dwi’n falch hefyd o’ch annerch heddiw fel arweinydd y Grŵp cryfaf sydd gan Plaid Cymru erioed wedi bod yn San Steffan.
Dani wedi cael cyfnod prysur a dweud y lleia.
Er bod nifer ohonom wedi bod yn hir aros yr etholiad, roedd amseriad yr Etholiad Cyffredinol yn syndod i bron bob un ohonom – gan gynnwys Rishi Sunak yn hynny o beth!
Ond, fe wnaethom ateb yr alwad fel plaid.
Dwi’n hynod falch bod Plaid Cymru wedi sicrhau’r gyfran uchaf o’r bleidlais mewn Etholiad San Steffan yn hanes ein plaid!
Mae’n rhaid i mi ddiolch i’r gwirfoddolwyr ar draws Cymru gyfan a’n helpodd i gnocio ar ddrysau a gyrru’r ymgyrch i lwyddiant.
Rhaid i mi roi diolch arbennig i griw Dwyfor Meirionnydd, ac yn arbennig, arbennig, i fy asiant Arwyn Herald gyda’r gwaith arwrol, amyneddgar, lliwgar, ieithgar weithiau! A’r holl luniau yn ystod yr ymgyrch yn yr etholaeth newydd sbon – sydd gyda llaw yn fwy na Luxembourg!
Ar y nodyn cychwynol yma hefyd – yn drist iawn, mi gollon ni un o’n cefnogwyr mwyaf brwd yn ddiweddar. Roedd Dewi Pws yn arwr cenedlaethol, ond i mi hefyd yn gymydog, yn ffrind ac yn ymgyrchydd brwd. Yr hyn roedd Dewi yn ei wneud yn unigryw oedd gyrru yr achos cenedlaethol, nid ag och a gwae ond â gwên ar ei wyneb.
Daeth Dewi a Rhiannon lond trol o hapusrwydd i Nefyn.
Roedd o’n genedlaethwr i’r carn, ac yn enghraifft i ni gyd.
Diolch am bopeth, Dewi Pws.
Roedden ni’n gwybod ein bod ni’n wynebu cyd-destun anodd wrth fynd i mewn i’r etholiad cyffredinol.
Ond gyda’ch gwaith caled chi a’ch ymroddiad chi, mae gennym dîm cryf a phenderfynol newydd yn San Steffan.
A dwi eisiau troi atyn nhw fesul un rwan.
Mae’r ymryddawn Ben Lake wedi’i ddychwelyd gyda chyfran uwch o’r bleidlais – supermajority bron – yng Ngheredigion Preseli newydd.
Arweiniodd Ann Davies ymgyrch gampus yng Nghaerfyrddin a phwy all anghofio’r ddelwedd eiconig o Ann yn cael ei chanu oddi ar y platfform i gyfeiliant Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau ar ei thrên cyntaf i Lundain?
Mae etholiad Llinos Medi yn Ynys Môn yn profi bod pobl yn ysu am wleidyddion sy’n cael eu gyrru gan angerdd dros eu cymunedau ac ysfa i wella bywydau pobl.
Y gair i ddisgrifio Llinos? Ysbrydoledig. Mae Ynys Môn yn mor lwcus o dy gael di.
Nid yn unig enillon ni ein seddi targed ond cawsom ganlyniadau gwych ar hyd a lled Cymru – Caerdydd, Llanelli, Bangor Aberconwy. Diolch yn fawr i ymgeiswyr ar draws Gymru am ymgyrch ragorol.
Rhan allweddol o’n llwyddiant yn yr etholiad oedd perfformiad ein harweinydd Rhun ap Iorwerth. Roedd o’n bwerdy yn y cyfryngau. Oherwydd Rhun, roedd llais Cymru i’w glywed yn yr etholiad. Mae o wedi codi proffil Plaid Cymru. Felly diolch yn fawr iti, Rhun.
We have every reason therefore to be hopeful for the future.
Another reason to be hopeful is that we played our part in kicking out the Tories out of Wales.
They may still be the second largest party in Westminster, but they are a spent force in Wales.
Let us be clear:
Plaid is the official opposition for Wales in Westminster. Not the Conservatives.
We will do what the opposition are supposed to do – hold the Government of the day to account.
As I speak with you today, it is UK Labour’s 100th day in office – and what have we seen so far?
They have maintained the cruel two child benefit cap.
Cut winter fuel payments for over half a million pensioners in Wales, just as energy prices have increased by 10%.
Overseen the end of steelmaking in Wales despite claiming they had a plan to save it.
Continued to give Israel a carte blanche for its actions in the Middle East in defiance of international law.
From ‘Change’ to 100 days of continuity.
We were promised the sunlit uplands of a UK Labour Government supposedly working in partnership with the Labour Government in Cardiff.
The reality is much different, with Wales continuing to have a child-parent, supplicant-master, relationship with Westminster, with Labour in Wales following orders.
Sue Gray has recently been appointed an ‘envoy for the nations and regions’ – a backwards term for an outdated way of governing.
But she didn’t even bother to turn up to her first meeting in Edinburgh.
Non-job. Non-starter. Labour have no understanding of Wales.
Let me give you two examples.
This month marks 5 years since the Thomas Commission report recommended the full-scale devolution of justice and policing to Wales.
This isn’t a nice to have – this is fundamental if we want to make a fairer and healthier society.
Due to the crisis in our prisons, prisoners are being released early, and yet some are re-offending to avoid being homeless.
With a devolved system we could divert people away from prison ending Wales’ status as having the highest imprisonment rate in Western Europe.
It would also be a way of ensuring that those who are released are fully supported by housing and health services – reducing the reoffending rate in the process.
Yet UK Labour is not interested in allowing Wales to do this, despite a fully devolved justice system being the policy of the Welsh Labour Government.
Labour in Wales also nominally want the Crown Estate devolved, yet Eluned Morgan isn’t even asking her boss Keir Starmer for these powers.
It is left to Plaid Cymru to lead where Labour fail.
We are campaigning to ensure that it is the people of Wales who benefit from the use of Welsh natural resources – not the Monarchy.
The millions of pounds that could be generated from a devolved Crown Estate could be transformative for our communities.
Profit from the Scottish Crown Estate is directly transferred to Scottish councils to support community benefit projects.
Last year £11.2 million was transferred to councils, with those in deprived areas such as the Highlands prioritised for funding.
Conference. Let’s say it clearly: if Scotland can, so – can – Wales.
UK Labour have brushed aside the idea of devolving the Crown Estate instead promising that GB Energy will solve Wales’ energy needs.
But where is the evidence of HOW it will reduce bills?
We can do so much better than this.
Plaid Cymru’s plan for cheaper energy bills starts right here, in our communities. We would expand community energy projects – where the power generated locally is used locally, and it’s sold to our people at affordable prices.
Just yesterday, Llinos Medi MP on this stage called for regional pricing – a bold idea that energy prices should reflect where it’s produced.
Wales is an energy powerhouse, yet we’re paying the most!
We in the north pay the highest standing charges in all of Britain.
It’s outrageous. Plaid Cymru will scrap these unjust standing charges once and for all.
Imagine the difference that would make in an energy-rich nation like ours.
For our low-income families, we would also introduce a social tariff to protect them from skyrocketing prices. And we would fund it by making sure those with vast, unearned wealth finally pay their fair share.
This is more than just lowering bills – this is about fairness, about justice, and about Wales taking charge of our future.
No more empty promises – it’s time our communities see the REAL benefits of the energy we produce.
Labour is tired and letting us down.
They are continuing the failed status quo which people in Wales know isn’t working.
Wales needs a fresh start, and Plaid Cymru are the Government in waiting ready to provide the bold change and vision our nation needs.
In rural areas where young people are often forced to leave their communities to look for opportunities further afield.
Plaid Cymru have already acted to address the problem of second homes but must do more to increase access to housing and jobs.
Wales could draw on international examples where other countries are already acting such as in Western Australia where they run successful promotional campaign to draw workers to fill roles in public services, and regions of Spain which use their tax systems to incentivise people to stay in their communities.
These are examples of creative ideas that Wales could emulate with the right powers and the right ambition.
If we look at industrial areas, we see the managed decline of historic industries such as steel in Port Talbot.
Whilst this is a complete economic misstep, there is an opportunity through the development of floating offshore wind in the Celtic Sea for places like Port Talbot to thrive once again if we maximise the benefit by ensuring local supply chains are used.
If we look at our valleys, there is a strong community spirit that is untapped. We want to change that with an economic vision centred on community wealth building.
Plaid Cymru is offering the bold ambitious vision for the whole of Wales – we are ready to be the change that Wales needs.
As we look to the future, there are many challenges, but I am increasingly hopeful for the future of Wales.
Plaid Cymru is offering the bold ambitious vision for the whole of Wales – we are ready to be the change that Wales needs.
We will take this positive message forward into 2026.
Conference lets go forward together, let’s bring about the change we want to see and bring the people of Wales on the journey with us.
Ymlaen!
Diolch yn fawr.