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Plaid Cymru's new angle, discussed in Lend us your vote, Plaid tells war protesters from the Guardian might be helpful for Cardiff Central people who feel caught up in a two-horse race.

Plaid Cymru yesterday claimed Labour supporters would be "lending" it their votes to express disillusionment with Tony Blair over the Iraq war.

The Welsh nationalist party believes it can retain a key seat in south Wales and wrest one back from Labour in the north by focusing on disenchantment with the prime minister.

Launching its manifesto, the party hinted that it was hoping to play a long game, aiming for dramatic gains at the Welsh assembly elections in two years' time, rather than spectacular results on May 5.

And a scrap has broken out between those two horses over Lib Dem plans to replace council tax with a local income tax: Labour hits out at Lib Dems' tax plan, from the Western Mail.