<p><br /> Plaid Cymru has said that an increased state pension, more Treasury funding for Wales and a withdrawal of UK troops from Afghanistan would be among the demands it would put to Labour and the Conservatives in a hung Parliament.<br /> </p><p><br /> They were included in the Welsh nationalists' seven key policies when they published their General Election manifesto.<br /> </p><p><br /> Plaid leader Ieuan Wyn Jones, Wales's Deputy First Minister, said his party wanted to defend the most vulnerable in society from cuts in public spending.<br /> </p><p><br /> At the manifesto launch in Cardiff, Mr Jones said: "These priorities are determined by the values we hold in the party to protect the communities of Wales against the London cuts.<br /> </p><p><br /> "The choice between Labour cuts or Tory cuts is no choice at all."<br /> </p><p><br /> Plaid is aiming to increase its tally of three MPs and plans to create a "Celtic bloc" in Westminster with the SNP that would negotiate a better deal for Wales and Scotland if no party wins an outright majority on May 6.<br /> </p>
