Rhun ap Iorwerth faces First Minister's Questions for first time – live updates

NewsPoliticsPoliticsLIVEUpdated 8 mins agoRhun ap Iorwerth faces First Minister's Questions for first time – live updatesIt is a big moment for the new First MinisterRhun ap Iorwerth will face First Minister's Questions for the first time today(Image: Matt Horwood/Senedd Cymru)CommentsNewsRuth Mosalski Political EditorUpdated 13:19, 02 Jun 2026Wales' First Minister Rhun ap Iorwerth will face First Minister's Questions for the first time today. His party won the most seats in the election on May 7 and he is leading Plaid Cymru in a minority government. While he has made a speech in the Senedd already – once when he was voted as First Minister and once to spell out priorities – this is the first time he will face questions from politicians across the chamber. First Minister's Questions is seen as the flagship moment of the weekly Senedd proceedings. The session starts at 1.30pm. In it he will face some questions which have been published in advance but follow-ups, and those from the opposition party leaders, are unknown to him. As leader of the opposition Dan Thomas, the Reform UK leader in Wales, will be challenging the Plaid leader for the first time. Topics we know he will be asked about include climate change, water pollution, education standards, social care, and safeguarding jobs in the hospitality sector. Live updates below: New UpdatesToday13:07 BSTWhat else is on the agenda?There are a few other matters today - albeit not as many as there usually on a Tuesday here at the Welsh Parliament - the new Counsel General, Plaid Cymru's former MP Elfyn Llwyd, will be approved, and the Senedd Commission members will be appointed. CommentsRuth MosalskiToday13:00 BSTWhat are today's questions?There are a spread of topics, and spread of people asking them. Paul Rock, one of two Green Party MSs will ask his first question. "How will the First Minister ensure that progress in responding to the nature and climate crisis across government portfolios is transparently and meaningfully measured and reported, without a specific minister for the environment?" Stephen Senior, Sir Fynwy Torfaen Reform UK's new MS is asking: Will the First Minister commit to offering separate physics, chemistry and biology GCSEs, and reverse the previous administration's plans to offer only combined science?" Gaz Thomas, Reform UK MS for Pen-y-bont Bro Morgannwg is the Senedd's first elected politician using a wheelchair, he will ask: "How is the Welsh Government removing barriers to ensure disabled people’s rights are fully embedded in law and public life?" CommentsRuth MosalskiToday13:00 BSTWhen is First Minister's Questions?When the Welsh Parliament is sitting, the weekly First Minister's Questions session is seen as the big ticket item of the week. It's a chance for opposition politicians to try secure a win against the government by landing a question they can't answer, or can't answer satisfactorily. The format is this - the First Minister faces questions on any topic his Senedd colleagues wish. The main list of questions is published in advance but there are supplementary questions too which he doesn't know. The opposition leaders will then get their turn, led by Reform UK's Dan Thomas. CommentsRuth MosalskiFollow Wales Online:X (Twitter)InstagramComments‌ ‌ ‌ ‌