First Minister to chair first Cabinet meeting
First Minister Rhun ap Iorwerth will today chair the first meeting of the new Welsh Government Cabinet, aiming to set an agenda focused on outcomes, openness and action on the priorities of people across Wales.
The meeting marks the beginning of a new programme of government, which Plaid Cymru pledged will be centred on improving public services, supporting families and growing the Welsh economy.
Ahead of the meeting, the First Minister, Rhun ap Iorwerth said: “This is a government of action, a government for all, and a government of new ideas. The hard work has now started.
“Our focus is on the issues that matter most to people in every part of Wales – cutting waiting lists, supporting families with the cost of living, creating good jobs, raising standards in education and tackling child poverty.
“As First Minister, I am determined to end siloed working and unnecessary duplication across government. This Cabinet will work as one team, with ministers focused on delivering together in the interests of the people of Wales.
“We will lead with openness and purpose, building trust through practical action and visible outcomes.
“The people of Wales expect a government that listens, that stands up boldly for Wales, and that works together to get things done. That is exactly what this Cabinet is determined to deliver.”
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Let’s wish Rhun & his cabinet all the best for the first government of Cymru that’s not a Unionist sham! Let promise to support as much as we can because, with a possible economic depression & the jobs cull of AI on the horizon, by God we are going to need the hard work & luck we can get.
Sounds Good,let’s see if Plaid can deliver for ALL THE People of Wales.!
Never have I heard a First Minister speak so positively about Wales. Rhun ap Iorwerth’s acceptance speech was optimistic and forward-looking, focused on what the country can achieve rather than looking backwards. This felt like a genuine shift away from the usual partisan framing from previous First Ministers: ‘Labour this, Labour that’ etc.
As for he Reform the more they try to talk Wales down, the more they strengthen the case for Plaid who are actually focused on Wales itself.
In opposition, Plaid Cymru’s influence on Welsh Government policy has always been a positive on, be it the 2007, “One Wales Agreement”, that paved the way to a successful 2012 powers referendum restoring Wales as parliamentary democracy after a 600 year hiatus , and now as the incumbent government wants to repay that faith shown by improving the lives of people in every part of Wales, not just those along the M4 corridor. First Minister Rhun ap Iorwerth recently stated that his government should be judged on its results and that it welcomes public scrutiny. This has never happened in… Read more »
In the decades I’ve been voting, this is the first time it feels like Cymru has something resembling democracy.
Please Plaid, ensure that Reform are kept well away from our country.