A Welsh MP who assaulted his wife will be allowed to represent Plaid Cymru in Westminster again. Carmarthen East and Dinefwr MP Jonathan Edwards had been suspended by the party for 12 months after the assault in Ammanford in May 2020.
There had been a public backlash outside the party when it announced its decision to allow him to rejoin the party in July, and at the time a ruling body of the body had recommended that he should not be allowed to rejoin the group at Westminster. However, the party has now reversed its decision and restored the whip to him so he can sit as a Plaid MP again.
In a written statement after he was arrested by Dyfed-Powys Police, Mr Edwards had said he was "deeply sorry" for the "biggest regret of my life".
