After emerging as the largest party in the Senedd (Welsh Parliament) election, Plaid Cymru is now establishing itself as the next Welsh government. It’s the first administration not led by Welsh ...

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Rhun ap Iorwerth says he hopes to work with other parties and press the UK government for extra powers The leader of Plaid Cymru, Rhun ap Iorwerth, has vowed to form a stable minority government in ...

Growing up in Gwynedd, I was made to feel ‘not Welsh enough’. But things have changed – and the Senedd victory shows the politics of exclusion has no answer Plaid Cymru and its leader, Rhun ap ...

Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth has been officially sworn in as the new first minister of Wales. This is the first time there has ever been a non-Labour leader of the Senedd since it was ...

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Rhun ap Iorwerth has said Plaid Cymru will form a minority government. The party leader announced to supporters on the steps of the Senedd he will seek to find agreement from across the Senedd chamber ...

Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth has announced his new cabinet this afternoon. He was sworn in as Wales' First Minister on Tuesday, May 12, and spent today (May 13) appointing his team to the roles ...

Rhun ap Iorwerth says he will "call out" the Labour UK government, if it fails to "do the right thing for Wales", and "take the fight" to the prime minister. Speaking on BBC Politics Wales after Plaid ...

A celebration with new Plaid Cymru Senedd members turned into a bit of a rally on Saturday Rhun ap Iorwerth says he will "call out" the Labour UK government, if it fails to "do the right thing for ...

Plaid Cymru's Rhun ap Iorwerth has been confirmed as Wales' first minister, calling it "the greatest privilege of my life". The party leader was elected in a roll call of politicians at the Senedd's ...

First Minister Rhun ap Iorwerth has announced the new Welsh Government Cabinet. The Plaid Cymru leader was elected as leader of the country by Members of the Senedd (MSs) on Tuesday, making him the ...