"I am absolutely pro-devolution," he told me. He points to the "groundbreaking" things that the Welsh government has been able to do, like free school meals, free prescriptions and opt-in organ donation. "If we didn't have devolution, we wouldn't have been able to forge out own path," Rhys added.

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Rhun ap Iorwerth fielded questions on further devolution and budget decisions at this week’s First Minister’s Questions.