Marcus Edwards

Senior Producer covering Wales and the West of England for @Channel4News with @adavies4. My views, although RTs may not be. DMs open.

[John Healey @JohnHealey_MP]

Lieutenant Commander Gayson, Lieutenant Fisher and Petty Officer Green embodied the best of our Armed Forces. Their loss is truly devastating.

Tonight, we are all thinking of their families, loved ones and those who served alongside them at this deeply tragic time.

[Royal Navy @RoyalNavy]

We can confirm the names of the three Royal Navy personnel who tragically lost their lives during a helicopter training exercise on 3 June:

Lt Cdr Chris Gayson, 42, Somerset
Lt Lily-Mae Fisher, 31, Surrey
PO Owen Green, 24, Hampshire

🔗https://t.co/25RFAkJdqq

[Wales Governance Centre @WalesGovernance]

"Voters who stayed with Labour are considerably less happy with the idea of their family speaking Welsh compared to those that switched to Plaid Cymru... Conservative-to-Reform switchers are the most culturally hostile to Welsh-language transmission" 👇
https://t.co/IEM5OoxmQO

[Andy Davies @adavies4]

Our full #c4news interview with Mark Drakeford ⬇️

Team: @daibaker @Stanleigh77 @Suzannah_journo Tim Jones & @c4marcus
https://t.co/ZIsc3pwZtc

[Andy Davies @adavies4]

🚨EXCL: Mark Drakeford, former Labour First Minister of Wales, calls on Keir Starmer to set a timetable to step down as Prime Minister and backs Andy Burnham

In his first interview since Labour’s disastrous Welsh Parliament elections, he tells me:

• The situation for the PM is “irrecoverable”
• Suggests a contest could happen over the summer with a “new Prime Minister in place for September”
• Supports Andy Burnham to become the next Labour leader and Prime Minister - and intends to campaign for him in Makerfield.
• Believes “a strong majority of Welsh Labour members” will want to support Burnham
• Says the level of hostility towards the Labour Party which he encountered in the Senedd election campaign was something he’d never experienced in over 50 years of campaigning
• On Eluned Morgan, the former Labour First Minister, losing her seat: a “desperately sad moment”
• Claims lack of further powers devolved to Wales by the Keir Starmer administration "cut the ground from under us” in Welsh Labour's Senedd campaign

Part of our exchange here
Full interview to follow in next post ⬇️🧵

[dai baker @daibaker]

Rhun Ap Iorwerth answering questions last Saturday on the steps of the Senedd when an impromptu rendition of the national anthem broke out. I’ve gathered all the camera angles I can find and edited together the “directors cut”
🎥 @c4marcus @RichardITVWales @MackesonPaul

[Andy Davies @adavies4]

I asked Rhun ap Iorwerth, First Minister of Wales:

'You know what happens when a new government comes in promising change & can't deliver as quickly as the electorate wants. What early, tangible changes can the people of Wales expect from a Plaid Cymru government?'

His reply⬇️

with #c4news team @c4marcus @daibaker

[Marcus Edwards @c4marcus]

@ClwydEnComu @LlyrGruffydd https://t.co/Te7kMtM87R

[Senedd Cymru @SeneddCymru]

Rydym yn cael trafferthion gyda Senedd TV sy'n effeithio ar ddarllediad y Cyfarfod Llawn.

Gallwch wylio yn fyw ar YouTube: https://t.co/jWI04g5zKK

Rydym yn ymddiheuro am yr anghyfleustra ac yn gobeithio adfer y gwasanaeth cyn gynted â phosibl.

[Andy Davies @adavies4]

“No UK Prime Minister can cast Wales aside or turn a blind eye to our needs & our aspirations as a nation”

Rhun ap Iorwerth addresses hundreds of supporters in Cardiff

Our report ⬇️ from outside the Senedd as Plaid Cymru celebrate their historic achievement and Reform’s Welsh leader Dan Thomas is sworn in - their new group, a major presence now in Welsh politics, will meet on Monday

With #c4news team @DonnaMarie_W @c4marcus @daibaker @MackesonPaul @isabelfcd Kevin Langdon

[Andy Davies @adavies4]

“In truth, this was a car crash in slow motion. Perhaps few can have imagined the final impact would be quite so severe. For Keir Starmer he will now always wear the tag of the Labour leader who, after a century of unparalleled dominance, ‘lost Wales’”

My substack on y’day ✍️
https://t.co/4GlU0LjGyx

[Channel 4 News @Channel4News]

Analysis: The dawn of a new political era in Wales

There's never been a Plaid Cymru First Minister before. Now Rhun ap Iorwerth prepares to lead the next government, after Labour was toppled in Wales overturning decades of history, writes @adavies4.

📩 Read our latest InDepth newsletter after an historic election result in Wales.
https://t.co/keLhKwyWCs

[Electoral Commission @ElectoralCommUK]

Lots of people think campaigning has to stop on polling day, but that's not true. Find out what is and isn't allowed so you know what to expect tomorrow. 👇

[Andy Davies @adavies4]

A key theme throughout the #Senedd26 campaign: pressures on the NHS in Wales 🏥

We feature 3 cases in this piece for #c4news:

• Christina Chidlow, 86, who has dementia: had to spend 3 days/3 nights in a chair in a hospital corridor due to a lack of beds

• Tina Gough whose hand/wrist use is deteriorating through arthritis as she awaits surgery

• Gareth Jordan who spent 4 days in a (reclining) chair in A&E

Each case speaks to some of the intense challenges across the system

Today's latest Welsh NHS performance figures confirm, again, progress IS being made in certain areas: Average waiting times/2yr+ waits are down. But once again key targets have been missed⬇️
https://t.co/F8vzoHtwHt

[with team @c4marcus & @daibaker 🎥]

[Andy Davies @adavies4]

Almost 2 weeks to go until the drama of the 2026 Senedd Election...🗳️

Our latest preview for @channel4news with brief explainer on the new voting system

With team @daibaker 🎥 & @c4marcus

[Andy Davies @adavies4]

🗳️Today is the last day left to register to vote in time for the Senedd election on 7 May.
Deadline : 11.59pm ⏰

Registering can be done online at https://t.co/HJj7jIgkW6
📷@ElectoralWales

[Laura McAllister 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 @LauraMcAllister]

Wales elections: what can we expect ahead of the polls? https://t.co/pXXAhPCcz8 via @garygibbonc4

[Andy Davies @adavies4]

“No more bending to Westminster's will”

Rhun ap Iorwerth, Plaid Cymru’s leader, launching his party's Senedd election manifesto 📃

From Wrexham, our #c4news report ⬇️
(Team @c4marcus @MackesonPaul)

Plaid Cymru's manifesto pledges include:

• Universal childcare offer for children aged 9 months to 4 years
• New Development Agency for Wales
• Pilot scheme Cynnal - £10 weekly Welsh Child Payment to up to 15,000 children in low income households
• Pursue devolution of justice & policing ‘as an immediate priority’
• New literacy and numeracy targets in schools
• Hire up to 100 additional salaried GPs
• New Minister for Public Health
• Introduce rent caps (see earlier post)

[Andy Davies @adavies4]

I've just interviewed Plaid Cymru's leader Rhun ap Iorwerth as he launched their Senedd election manifesto in Wrexham...

🎙️CLIP 1. In our previous interview, I tried to pin him down on how Plaid would fund its major childcare offer. I've asked again...

🎙️CLIP 2: NHS Waiting lists. He tells me, under a Plaid Cymru government, 2 year waits in Wales will end "within months"

🎙️ CLIP 3: Plaid has announced it would introduce rent controls in Wales ("limiting annual rent increases to the lower of wage growth or CPI inflation, or a clearly defined equivalent benchmark)
#c4news
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[QatarEnergy @qatarenergy]

QatarEnergy Statement on Missile Attacks on Ras Laffan Industrial City

QatarEnergy confirms that Ras Laffan Industrial City this evening has been the subject of missile attacks.

Emergency response teams were deployed immediately to contain the resulting fires, as extensive damage has been caused. All personnel have been accounted for and no casualties have been reported at this time.

QatarEnergy will continue to communicate the latest available information.

#Qatar