First minister demands 'new deal' for Wales before Plaid Cymru conference
Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth is due to address party members at its first conference since the party won the Senedd election. The speech comes as he demands a “new deal” for Wales, although the supplied report does not provide details of the proposed changes or the timing of the conference.

Rhun ap Iorwerth, Plaid Cymru’s first minister, is set to address party members at the party’s conference. The event is described as Plaid Cymru’s first conference since winning the Senedd election.
Ap Iorwerth is demanding a “new deal” for Wales, according to the supplied report. The available information does not specify what the proposed deal would include, which institutions or policies it would affect, or how it would be delivered.
The report also does not give the date, location or schedule of the conference beyond identifying it as the party’s first since the Senedd election. No further statements, figures or confirmed next steps are included in the supplied source material.
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