Welsh language campaigners occupy government minister Leighton Andrews' car in Tycroes
WELSH language campaigners managed to get into the car of Welsh Government education minister Leighton Andrews this afternoon and refused to budge.
The police had to be called to the incident at the Mountain Gate centre in Tycroes, Ammanford, where a conference had been organised to discuss the future of the language.
Members of Cymdeithas yr Iaith acted on the spur of the moment and climbed into Mr Andrews' ministerial car.
Campaigner Ffred Ffransis said they wanted to stop the minister leaving before he had heard their point of view.
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"There was no plan in advance to occupy his car," he said.
"He refused to speak to Cymdeithas yr Iaith so members decided to sit in his car so they could have a word with him before he left."
Mr Andrews, who is responsible for the Welsh language, was attending the conference called Y Cynhadledd Fawr or The big Conversation.
3 Comments
by JerryLew
Thursday, March 14 2013, 6:27PM
“What have they achieved apart from looking like idiots - hope the police can throw the book at them. SWEP put a full picture of them on the front page and name them all.”
by maxmin
Thursday, March 14 2013, 6:05PM
“Take the car with occupants put it in a shipping container, take it up to the Brecons and leave it. Come back in four months - problem solved!”
by Dan01
Thursday, March 14 2013, 5:22PM
“LOL”