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Welsh nationalist leader quits after review finds bullying in party

FILE PHOTO: Plaid Cymru leader Adam Price stands before the start of the Channel 4 News' General Election climate debate at ITN Studios in Holborn, central London, Britain November 28, 2019. Kirsty O'Connor/Pool via REUTERS

The leader of Welsh nationalists Plaid Cymru has stepped down, saying he no longer had enough support from colleagues after a report revealed a culture of sexual harassment, bullying and discrimination in the party.

In his resignation letter, Adam Price said he "felt morally bound to step down as leader of the party" after initially receiving the report last month, but was advised by some colleagues that this could be an "unhelpful distraction".

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