Wales first minister: ‘We’re within a union that is not a union of equals’

Wales First Minister Rhun ap Iorwerth is seeking a new agreement with the United Kingdom, saying the current union is unequal and perpetuates historic unfairness. In a letter to the British prime minister, he formally requested the transfer of powers over policing, justice, the rail network and natural resources. His centre-left nationalist party, Plaid Cymru, took power in May, ending more than a century of Labour dominance in Wales. Ap Iorwerth says the deal would let Wales shape its own future, but he will not call for an independence referendum during this parliament.