Marcus Edwards

"Voters who stayed with Labour are considerably less happy with the idea of their family speaking Welsh compared to those that switched to Plaid Cymru... Conservative-to-Reform switchers are the most culturally hostile to Welsh-language transmission" 👇 jaclarner.github.io/jaclarner/blog…

Our full #c4news interview with Mark Drakeford ⬇️ Team: @daibaker @Stanleigh77 @Suzannah_journo Tim Jones & @c4marcus youtu.be/i5wyNbhgIgU

🚨EXCL: Mark Drakeford, former Labour First Minister of Wales, calls on Keir Starmer to set a timetable to step down as Prime Minister and backs Andy Burnham In his first interview since Labour’s disastrous Welsh Parliament elections, he tells me: • The situation for the PM is “irrecoverable” • Suggests a contest could happen over the summer with a “new Prime Minister in place for September” • Supports Andy Burnham to become the next Labour leader and Prime Minister - and intends to campaign for him in Makerfield. • Believes “a strong majority of Welsh Labour members” will want to support Burnham • Says the level of hostility towards the Labour Party which he encountered in the Senedd election campaign was something he’d never experienced in over 50 years of campaigning • On Eluned Morgan, the former Labour First Minister, losing her seat: a “desperately sad moment” • Claims lack of further powers devolved to Wales by the Keir Starmer administration "cut the ground from under us” in Welsh Labour's Senedd campaign Part of our exchange here Full interview to follow in next post ⬇️🧵

Rhun Ap Iorwerth answering questions last Saturday on the steps of the Senedd when an impromptu rendition of the national anthem broke out. I’ve gathered all the camera angles I can find and edited together the “directors cut” 🎥 @c4marcus @RichardITVWales @MackesonPaul

I asked Rhun ap Iorwerth, First Minister of Wales: 'You know what happens when a new government comes in promising change & can't deliver as quickly as the electorate wants. What early, tangible changes can the people of Wales expect from a Plaid Cymru government?' His reply⬇️ with #c4news team @c4marcus @daibaker

@ClwydEnComu @LlyrGruffydd x.com/seneddcymru/st…

Can @LlyrGruffydd livestream the Senedd please, no one can see

“No UK Prime Minister can cast Wales aside or turn a blind eye to our needs & our aspirations as a nation” Rhun ap Iorwerth addresses hundreds of supporters in Cardiff Our report ⬇️ from outside the Senedd as Plaid Cymru celebrate their historic achievement and Reform’s Welsh leader Dan Thomas is sworn in - their new group, a major presence now in Welsh politics, will meet on Monday With #c4news team @DonnaMarie_W @c4marcus @daibaker @MackesonPaul @isabelfcd Kevin Langdon

“In truth, this was a car crash in slow motion. Perhaps few can have imagined the final impact would be quite so severe. For Keir Starmer he will now always wear the tag of the Labour leader who, after a century of unparalleled dominance, ‘lost Wales’” My substack on y’day ✍️ open.substack.com/pub/channel4ne…

Analysis: The dawn of a new political era in Wales There's never been a Plaid Cymru First Minister before. Now Rhun ap Iorwerth prepares to lead the next government, after Labour was toppled in Wales overturning decades of history, writes @adavies4. 📩 Read our latest InDepth newsletter after an historic election result in Wales. channel4news.substack.com/p/the-dawn-of-…

Lots of people think campaigning has to stop on polling day, but that's not true. Find out what is and isn't allowed so you know what to expect tomorrow. 👇

A key theme throughout the #Senedd26 campaign: pressures on the NHS in Wales 🏥 We feature 3 cases in this piece for #c4news: • Christina Chidlow, 86, who has dementia: had to spend 3 days/3 nights in a chair in a hospital corridor due to a lack of beds • Tina Gough whose hand/wrist use is deteriorating through arthritis as she awaits surgery • Gareth Jordan who spent 4 days in a (reclining) chair in A&E Each case speaks to some of the intense challenges across the system Today's latest Welsh NHS performance figures confirm, again, progress IS being made in certain areas: Average waiting times/2yr+ waits are down. But once again key targets have been missed⬇️ gov.wales/nhs-activity-a… [with team @c4marcus & @daibaker 🎥]

Almost 2 weeks to go until the drama of the 2026 Senedd Election...🗳️ Our latest preview for @channel4news with brief explainer on the new voting system With team @daibaker 🎥 & @c4marcus

🗳️Today is the last day left to register to vote in time for the Senedd election on 7 May. Deadline : 11.59pm ⏰ Registering can be done online at gov.uk/register-to-vo… 📷@ElectoralWales

Wales elections: what can we expect ahead of the polls? channel4.com/news/wales-ele… via @garygibbonc4

“No more bending to Westminster's will” Rhun ap Iorwerth, Plaid Cymru’s leader, launching his party's Senedd election manifesto 📃 From Wrexham, our #c4news report ⬇️ (Team @c4marcus @MackesonPaul) Plaid Cymru's manifesto pledges include: • Universal childcare offer for children aged 9 months to 4 years • New Development Agency for Wales • Pilot scheme Cynnal - £10 weekly Welsh Child Payment to up to 15,000 children in low income households • Pursue devolution of justice & policing ‘as an immediate priority’ • New literacy and numeracy targets in schools • Hire up to 100 additional salaried GPs • New Minister for Public Health • Introduce rent caps (see earlier post)

I've just interviewed Plaid Cymru's leader Rhun ap Iorwerth as he launched their Senedd election manifesto in Wrexham... 🎙️CLIP 1. In our previous interview, I tried to pin him down on how Plaid would fund its major childcare offer. I've asked again... 🎙️CLIP 2: NHS Waiting lists. He tells me, under a Plaid Cymru government, 2 year waits in Wales will end "within months" 🎙️ CLIP 3: Plaid has announced it would introduce rent controls in Wales ("limiting annual rent increases to the lower of wage growth or CPI inflation, or a clearly defined equivalent benchmark) #c4news 🧵1/3

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A 26-year-old man has been arrested in connection with an investigation into an alleged hate crime incident during Saturday's protest in Bristol.  He was arrested on suspicion of religiously-aggravated public order offences. Read more here: orlo.uk/On6kC

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