Local Senedd Member takes over as Plaid interim leader

* Llyr Gruffydd MS.

Llyr Gruffydd, who represents this area in the Senedd, will take over as interim leader of Plaid Cymru following the resignation of Adam Price, the BBC is reporting.

Mr Gruffydd says he will not stand in the forthcoming leadership contest.

His appointment was agreed at a meeting of the party's Senedd members on Thursday morning.

It will need to be rubber-stamped by the party's National Council on Saturday.

Mr Price quit followed months of difficulties in Plaid including allegations of a sexual assault and a toxic working culture and a week after a report found misogyny, harassment and bullying in the party.

In his resignation letter, he said he no longer had the "united support" of his colleagues.

Mr Price said he had wanted to resign in the wake of the report's findings, but was initially persuaded not to quit.

"You have my personal assurance that I will continue to serve my country, my constituents and our party with determination and enthusiasm," he said in a letter to party chairman Marc Jones.