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‘I believe very much in bringing in-house everything that we can’
Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth tells the Star he supports bringing all contracted services back into public control
Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth [Plaid Cymru / Creative Commons]

WELSH nationalist leader Rhun ap Iorwerth told the Morning Star in an exclusive interview today that he supports bringing back into public control all services contracted out.

The Plaid Cymru leader was adamant that the vast expenditure from the public sector on agency nurses and teachers was a drain on the public purse.

“I believe very much in bringing in-house everything that we can,” he said.

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