A PACT between the Liberal Democrats, Plaid Cymru and the Green Party that helped Jane Dodds win the Brecon and Radnorshire by-election will be repeated.

Ms Dodds, the Welsh Liberal Democrat leader, confirmed that a reported pact between the parties will take place.She said: "During the by-election in Brecon and Radnorshire, we showed what can be achieved when parties put aside their differences and work together."This coming election will decide the fate of our country for generations to come and that’s why the Liberal Democrats have worked with the Green Party and Plaid Cymru to put the national interest first."This historic cross-party initiative gives us the best chance to return more Remain MPs to further the fight to stop Brexit and I would like to thank Plaid Cymru and the Greens for taking part in these talks."Candidates will stand aside for each other in 11 of the 40 seats in Wales in order to increase the chances of a remain-supporting MP being elected.

It is understood an announcement on the deal impacting on more of a quarter of the seats in Wales will be announced in central London today.

The Brecon & Radnor Express had sought clarification from Plaid Cymru on whether it would stand aside in the constituency for the second election in a row. However despite contacting the self-styled Party of Wales more than a week ago no answers have been forthcoming.

Welsh Lib Dem leader Jane Dodds won the Brecon and Radnorshire by-election in August after Plaid and the Greens stood aside.

But Ms Dodds is defending a majority of just 1,425 over the Conservatives who did have a constituency record majority of more than 8,000 over the Lib Dems in 2017 and the deal will ensure she won’t face a challenge from Plaid or the Greens.

The by-election victory prompted much speculation over whether a larger deal across Wales and England could be agreed between parties that support remain. No such deal is on offer in Scotland were the fiercely pro-remain SNP are targeting Lib Dem seats including the one held by Lib Dem leader Jo Swinson.

BBC Wales has reported under the deal both Plaid and the Lib Dems will contest the Ceredigion seat which both have held in recent years and is currently a Plaid seat.

But the Lib Dems will give Plaid a free run in the Arfon seat in north Wales, where it has a majority of just 92, as well as Dwyfor Meirionydd and the Carmarthen East and Dinefwr seat that includes Llandovery.

Plaid is also set to step aside in Montgomeryshire which the Lib Dems hope to retake from the Conservatives where Glyn Davies is retiring.

Labour is offering a further referendum on remaining in the EU should it win the election and has dismissed the pact as the Lib Dems and Plaid "propping each other up" in seats they fear they could lose.Ms Dodds criticised Labour for not taking part in the talks which she said risked "splitting" the remain vote in key constituencies.The Unite to Remain agreement as set up by former Conservative Heidi Allen, prior to her joining the Liberal Democrats, and aims to ensure as many MPs from pro-Remain parties are given a clear run in the upcoming election.Some 40 other seats are also understood to be involved.The Electoral Reform Society said Britain's 'first past the post' system forces such deals to be agreed.It Wales director Jess Blair said: “Parties are feeling forced to game a voting system that fails to reflect the diversity of politics in 2019."It’s voters who lose out under this unfair First Past the Post system, where all votes not cast for the one winner go to waste. This forces people to hold their nose and vote ‘tactically’, while parties make deals between themselves on where to stand. "It's an inevitable tragedy that in this crucial election voters are being denied choice under Westminster's winner-takes-all set up."