Thomas says there is opportunity for "critical and constructive engagement" in the Senedd but says there is "little appetite" among the public for constitutional expansion.

"I can assure you Reform will be watching closely," he says.

"When you government fails the Welsh people or wastes taxpayers money... we will hold you to account."

Ap Iorwerth says they will looking for common ground in the chamber.

"I've no doubt we will continue to cross swords," the first minister says.

"I invite everyone to join me for the level of ambition I am setting for the nation."

He uses an analogy about trying to use an old screwdriver for the job instead of getting a new one.

"Lets make an old screwdriver great again," he says.

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Dan Thomas says he was disappointed that ap Iorwerth's first discussion with the prime minister had touched on independence.

"Most people in Wales are asking far more basic questions. Can I get a GP appointment... will my child recieve a decent education," the Reform leader says.

"Raising independence with the UK government suggests you are distracted by constitutional issues."

He asks what the Welsh government's alternative plan if the UK government rejects devolution demands for more funding.

Reform UK Wales leader Dan Thomas responds to Rhun ap Iorwerth and says the political landscape in Wales has changed.

"The people of Wales have said enough is enough," he says.

"People want politicians focused on the issues that matter," including the cost of living, he says.

He says Reform has surged across Wales, "not because of constitutional obsessions or ideology".

"The people stuck on NHS waiting lists, the workers stuck in traffic in the Brynglas tunnels."

"The challenges facing Wales are now too serious for the same tired politics", he says.

Ap Iorwerth says it has been agreed that a first in-person meeting will take place with Sir Keir Starmer in the coming weeks.

He ends his speech saying: "I am conscious that we are merely custodians as we work in the pursuit of an ideal that we hope will long outlive any of us - the betterment of the nation we love.

"A new administration with a new approach – one that inspires us to move with a new energy and renewed pace to turn aspirations into outcomes for the benefit of everyone who calls Wales home."

Free school meals will be exapnded to secondary school pupils from families in receipt of Universal Credit "from September", says the first minister, "supporting students’ learning and giving families one less cost to worry about".

He says a new childcare offer "will be the most generous in the history of devolution and the UK", including 20 hours of funded childcare per week, for 48 weeks a year, for all children aged nine months to four years.

He does not give a timetable for the expansion.

Ap Iorwerth says "longer-term thinking will be a hallmark of this government" - highlighting his appointment of a deputy minister for public and preventative health.

He says he will hold a summit of all health board chief executives to develop a roadmap for a shift of resources towards primary care.

Work has started on a literacy and numeracy plan, he says, and he says he will focus on "growing stronger Welsh firms, increasing the number of medium-sized and large business that can scale, export and retain value in Wales".

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Ap Iorwerth says previous administration have neglected the question whether the right people are in the right places within Welsh government.

"Accountability will not be just some abstract buzzword, but rather something we experience as a government week in week out," he says.

He sets out a "number of core missions":

"Cutting waiting lists, raising standards in our schools, creating jobs and supporting businesses, tackling child poverty, helping households with the cost-of-living crisis and standing up for Wales."

The first minister says: "As I have emphasised many times, I expect our nation to be treated as an equal partner in those discussions, and for the actions which follow from the UK government to reflect that in reality, not just in rhetoric.

"I want to make early progress on the devolution of justice and policing, the Crown Estate and developing a fair funding formula, including matters such as rail to tackle the injustice of HS2 – all issues which have majority support in this chamber."

Rhun ap Iorwerth begins his first statement to the Senedd as first minister by calling for "early progress" on further powers for the Senedd.

"I vowed to lead a government that would bring new energy, new ideas and new leadership and I’m pleased that our first week in office has made a clear statement of intent in that regard," he says.

"I was pleased to speak with Prime Minister Keir Starmer last week to set out the importance I place on a constructive relationship with the UK government, and to press the case on further discussion on how greater devolution and fair funding can improve the lives of the people of Wales – arming us with the tools to take Wales forward."

The second item of business is to agree that the next meeting of the Senedd should hear FMQs (first minister's questions) and agree the new counsel general.

No one objects, so that goes through.

It's recess next week so this won't be for a fortnight.

We're underway, and the first act of today's plenary meeting is to agree the powerful Senedd business committee.

This, like it suggests, is in charge of business in the Senedd, and has a key role in deciding how committees work or when debates happen.

On it will sit:

• Heledd Fychan (Plaid Cymru)
• Llŷr Powell (Reform UK)
• Lynne Neagle (Welsh Labour)
• Paul Davies (Welsh Conservatives)

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Reform UK's deputy Welsh leader told BBC Radio Wales this morning her party will oppose further powers for Cardiff Bay.

Helen Jenner said Reform wants to improve "what we already have here in Wales".

"We currently have the worst education outcomes, the worst health outcomes, so we want to see Plaid Cymru focusing on those things before asking for further devolution of powers," she told the programme.

Jenner said a list from priorities from Plaid, which included cutting waiting lists, expanding free childcare, raising standards in schools, listed by the first minister at his first cabinet meeting were "absolutely" supported by Reform.

"What we're concerned about is the fact that one of the other things that Rhun ap Iorwerth did was to immediately say to Keir Starmer, for example, that Wales needs more powers. They're talking about devolving crime and justice.

"We need to not be distracted by this idea of devolving further powers - by this idea of basically devolution through the back door."

David Deans
Wales political reporter

Today's Senedd meeting is unusual as it is short, and the statement from the first minister will take up most of it apart from a couple of other procedural items.

We do not have full details on what he will say, but expect Rhun ap Iorwerth to spell out his priorities for government.

During the election campaign, Plaid said fair funding from Westminster, childcare, waiting times in the NHS and "standing up for Wales" were among the things the party would prioritise.

The first minister has been firm in demanding more power for Cardiff Bay, discussing further devolution in his call with Sir Keir Starmer last week.

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Rhun ap Iorwerth will deliver a statement to Wales' parliament this afternoon for the first time since he was confirmed as the country's first minister.

He's expected to lay out his priorities for the first ever Plaid Cymru government, and party leaders and Senedd members will have a chance to fire their questions to him afterwards.

It'll be the first opportunity for opposition parties to publicly lock horns with ap Iorwerth since he became first minister.

We could see some early disagreement - Reform's deputy Welsh leader Helen Jenner told BBC Radio Wales this morning that her party would oppose further powers being transferred from the UK to Wales, something ap Iorwerth said he wanted during a call with Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer last week.

We'll bring you live updates from the Siambr (the Welsh name for the Senedd's debating chamber) here.

You can also watch a live stream from the Senedd by clicking play at the top of the page from 13:30 BST.