In all the political drama of all the last few days you could be forgiven for not having seen a new Welsh secretary was appointed. Simon Hart, who had held the role since 2019, quit Boris Johnson's government and Robert Buckland was appointed in his place.
Sir Robert, who you can read about here, was born in Llanelli and worked as a barrister across south Wales. He was elected to represent South Swindon in 2010 and served as Solicitor General for England and Wales from 2014 to 2019, until he became prisons minister. He was appointed Secretary of State for Justice and Lord Chancellor by Boris Johnson in July 2019 but lost his job in the September 2021 reshuffle.
Since his new appointment we spoke to him about his plans, what he thinks about an M4 relief road, devolution, power grabs and his favourite place in Wales.
