Mr Price and the party's chair Marc Jones were forced to apologise after the damning report - commissioned by the party's ruling committee - found the party had "failed to implement a zero-tolerance approach to sexual harassment". Plaid Cymru's National Executive Committee has approved a motion to allow the party's Senedd Group to invite nominations for the position of interim Leader at its meeting on Thursday morning, subject to ratification by the party’s National Council on Saturday. "Adam’s personal commitment to making Wales a fairer nation is a lasting legacy of which he and Plaid Cymru can be proud."Īdam Price has quit in the wake of a damning report into the party's culture. Marc Jones, the Chair of Plaid Cymru, said: "On behalf of Plaid Cymru I want to thank Adam for his drive and vision over the past four and a half years. Plaid Cymru’s National Executive Committee has approved a motion to allow the party’s Senedd Group to invite nominations for the position of interim Leader at its meeting on Thursday morning, subject to ratification by the party’s National Council on Saturday.Ī new leader is set to be in place for the summer. In a letter to Marc Jones, the chair of Plaid Cymru, Adam Price wrote that he felt "morally bound" to step down last week after the damning report was published, but was persuaded to stay on to see through the report's recommendations and resigning would have been an "abdication of responsibility".īut he continued: "It is now clear that I no longer have the united support of my colleagues that would be necessary to follow this course to fruition." We'll be back tomorrow from 6am with all the very latest - do join us!Īdam Price will remain in post as party leader until an interim leader is appointed next week.
They voted overwhelmingly to continue strike action for another six months.A number of civil servants were on strike today as the pay row rumbles on.Plaid Cymru leader Adam Price resigned after a damning report into the party's culture.Downing Street distanced Rishi Sunak from comments made by his deputy party chairman.In the Commons, Rishi Sunak and Sir Keir Starmer fought it out over the despatch boxes at Prime Minister's Questions.Ministers scrapped plans for a 'bonfire' of 4,000 EU-era laws by the end of the year.But it was branded an utter failure by the Archbishop of Canterbury in a highly unusual intervention.The government's Illegal Migration Bill passed its second reading in the House of Lords.Thank you for joining us on the Politics Hub today for an eventful day in Westminster - and also in Cardiff!
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