Huw Edwards criticised for entering Welsh festival poetry competition
"There was no way on earth I was going to win the competition and I knew that.
- ▪"There was no way on earth I was going to win the competition and I knew that.
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| Publication time | Mon, 03 Aug 2026 21:00:48 GMT |
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Huw Edwards criticised for entering festival poetry competitionImage caption, Edwards has previously received criticism for posts on his Substack blogByJacob MorrisNewyddion S4CPublished4 minutes agoWarning: You may find content in this article distressingA prominent actress and survivor of child sexual abuse has criticised disgraced newsreader Huw Edwards for competing at this year's National Eisteddfod, claiming that, had he won, it would have been "catastrophic".In 2024, Edwards admitted to accessing 41 images of children, including seven of the most serious type, and was given a six-month sentence, suspended for two years.Edwards said the poem he submitted was a tribute to his father, intended to correct a "poisonous narrative", and was not for "sickeningly self-righteous Welsh…
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