Welsh Labour leader Ken Skates has called on the Plaid Cymru government to build an M4 relief road around Newport, reversing the party's 2019 decision to scrap the project.
01Summary
- 01Ken Skates said there was 'no other option on the table' to solve congestion in Newport and backed an amended version of the original 'black route'.
- 02A report published in October warned that the road could cost around £3bn and that the route's planning safeguards have lapsed.
- 03Labour will table a vote in the Senedd on Wednesday calling for an 'appropriate relief road' to be built.
- 04Plaid Cymru MS Peredur Owen Griffiths accused Labour of 'hypocrisy', noting the party scrapped the plans while in government.
- 05The Welsh government has commissioned an 18-month study into roads-based solutions but has ruled out the original black route.
02Why it matters
The M4 around Newport is heavily congested, and this political shift means all major opposition parties now back a relief road, increasing pressure on the Plaid Cymru government to act on a long-running infrastructure issue.
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