Plaid Cymru appoints party's first ever Cabinet Secretary to lead the rural agenda

Clywd MS Llyr Gruffydd will lead the rural and farming brief for Plaid Cymru

Chris Brayford
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Can Clwyd MS Llyr Gruffydd help deliver the change Welsh farmers have been craving for such a long time?
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Can Clwyd MS Llyr Gruffydd help deliver the change Welsh farmers have been craving for such a long time?

First Minister Rhun ap Iorwerth has appointed Clwyd MS Llyr Gruffydd as Plaid Cymru's first ever Rural Affairs Secretary. Mr ap lorwerth has announced Plaid Cymru's first ministerial leadership team...

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