First minister spent election night win at Premier Inn after forgetting his keys

First minister spent election night win at Premier Inn after forgetting his keys52 minutes agoShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleAdam HaleWales political producerGetty ImagesRhun ap Iorwerth's Plaid Cymru ended Labour's century-long winning streak in WalesWales' new first minister had to book himself into a Premier Inn as his party celebrated its historic election victory - after forgetting his flat keys.Rhun ap Iorwerth was on his way from an election count in north Wales to Cardiff last Friday when he realised he'd left the keys at his main home in Anglesey, some 200 miles (321km) from the Welsh capital.Fresh from declaring a "new dawn" beckoned for Wales but unable to get into his Cardiff flat late at night, ap Iorwerth then spent the evening in the budget hotel chain's modest surroundings.A request for his father to bring the keys down, however, meant they ended up celebrating together outside the Senedd the next morning.His father, former teacher and Welsh language campaigner Edward Morus Jones, was pictured embracing the Plaid leader on the steps of the parliament building on Saturday as crowds of supporters came to celebrate the election result.Rob Norman/Plaid CymruAp Iorwerth was able to celebrate with his father on the steps of the Senedd in Cardiff Bay after fetching his flat keys from north WalesOn Tuesday, when ap Iorwerth was elected to lead Welsh government, his father told ITV that he felt "extremely proud and very glad to be alive" to see his son become first minister."I can't hide the fact that I'm elated, but at the same time finding it very difficult to realise what's happening around [me]," he said."It's a sort of cloud that we've been in since Friday."Premier Inn and Plaid Cymru have been asked for comment.Getty Images"You know what you're getting" may be the hotel's slogan, but ap Iorwerth may not have envisaged spending the election w...