A man of Gwent: John Griffiths MS

Continuing our series of interviews with politicians from Wales and beyond, this time we travel to Gwent to speak to Member of the Senedd for Newport East, John Griffiths. As one of the original ‘Class of 1999’, John has represented the constituency for Welsh Labour for nearly 25 years and we catch up with him just after his completion of his 150th ParkRun at Newport Parkrun on alongside the River Usk. As a long-serving Senedd member and former Deputy Minister in Welsh Government, John speaks with us about the changing face of Newport, the benefits of social prescribing, Wales’s role in the world and the future of devolution. You can find John on Twitter here: https://twitter.com/JGriffithsLab And you can follow us for all the latest news from the team @HiraethPod on most social platforms, including Twitter: https://twitter.com/HiraethPod And a video version of this tour of Newport is available here: https://youtu.be/EiThYWf1Tfg If you're enjoying Hiraeth, please leave us a rating and review in your podcast app of choice and, if you're able to do so, please consider supporting us from just £3/month: http://www.patreon.com/hiraethpod