04/03/2017 BBC Wales Today

The world number one initially struggled

A Plaid Cymru Assembly member, suspended as a councillor

for bullying behaviour, should also be suspended as an AM,

senior party sources have told BBC Wales.

Neil McEvoy has been suspended for a month after a tribunal ruled

he broke Cardiff Council's code of conduct.

Here's our Political Editor, Nick Servini.

He's a controversial figure who is not afraid of the limelight.

Yesterday, the Plaid assembly member, Neil McEvoy, faced the

Adjudication Panel for Wales, which found he broke

Today he was among friends, but not everyone was happy.

One Plaid AM, Bethan Jenkins, said he

Other sources told BBC Wales he should be

I'm here to just carry on doing my job, I'm here to

speak at the conference, I'm here now, hopefully,

to set up an equality section to campaign on equalities.

And I will stand up for my residents.

The party will make a decision next week.

The chair said it has been treated seriously.

Neil McEvoy has clearly been the big talking

point today, partly because

he's leading Plaid's efforts in the council elections in Cardiff.

But the problem for Plaid is this, an

official adjudication panel has upheld a complaint of bullying

And bullying is something that the leader of Plaid,

Leanne Wood, has campaigned strongly against.

Elsewhere at the conference, on the policy front,

Plaid's economy spokesman Adam Price has said the party

money to help fund education by putting a penny on income tax.

It's the first time this has been floated

by Plaid, and an early reflection of the tax-raising powers

We will ask the people of Wales over the summer how these

Should we raise a penny for a purpose dedicated

200 million for our schools and colleges could close the

gaping chasm of funding for students between Wales and our neighbours.

Raising taxes is clearly not a popular

pay for the NHS will add something different,

and something Plaid hopes will

generate much-needed traction with voters.

The Health Secretary, Vaughan Gething, has announced

an extra ?27 million for GPs in Wales for the next

Family doctors will get a 1% pay rise, and extra money

to cover surgery costs and indemnity insurance.

But surgeries will also be expected to deliver

GP leaders say the changes are part of a wider review

A new package for pay and expenses to help GPs run their businesses and

deliver patient care, and in particular a new range of enhanced

services, is improve services by people in nursing and residential

care, improve get the people with diabetes. It as a commitment to

recognising the extraordinary pressures facing general practice

finances and then ensuring we have got some time and headspace to make

sure we can have a proper contract that will meet the needs of the

Welsh population going forward. Around 100 organisers of LGBT

and Pride events from across the UK are holding their first spring

conference at the Senedd. The UK Pride Organisers Network

is behind more than 90 events. The Communities Secretary,

Carl Sargeant, says the Welsh Government recognises

the importance of Pride events as a positive stance

against homophobic discrimination. Some football scores for you -

and there was more Premier League success for Swansea City,

after a 3-2 win against Burnley. In the Championship,

Cardiff City lost 2-1 to Queens Park Rangers -

with an own goal by Jazz Richards A disastrous afternoon for bottom

of league two Newport County, with a 4-0 defeat against Leighton

Orient. But Wrexham beat Braintree Town 2-1

in the National League. Rugby - and in the Pro 12 -

and defeat for the Newport Gwent Dragons, beaten 47-17 by Glasgow,

despite this late The Cardiff Blues host

Munster this afternoon. With just over half an hour played,

still no score at the Arms Park. The weather forecast,

and rain will spread from the south-west in the early

hours, with some heavy A cloudy day tomorrow with outbreaks

of rain for much of the day, occasionally heavy before the rain

eases in the evening. A windy day, with gale force winds

along the south coast.