Welsh AMs worried about 'looking like muppets'

For readers outside of Wales In Welsh twp means daft and pwp means poo.

The Government of Wales Act 2017 gave the Welsh assembly the power to change its name.

It has arisen because of plans to change the name of the assembly to the Welsh Parliament.

In this context The Welsh letter w is pronounced similarly to the Yorkshire English pronunciation of the letter u.

I would've preferred it to have been a completely clean Games, the 20 year old Welsh swimmer said afterwards.

He quit the Welsh outfit that summer to join Wolves and has been at the City Ground since 2013.

There is consternation among some AMs at a suggestion their title should change to MWPs (Member of the Welsh Parliament).

Ten years previously, a 650 pound pig pinned a Welsh farmer to his tractor until his wife scared the animal away.

A Welsh Conservative said his group was open minded about the name change, but noted it was a short verbal hop from MWP to Muppet.

In June, the Commission published the results of a public consultation on the proposals which found broad support for calling the assembly a Welsh Parliament.

Sharon Davis and Kelly Humphreys have been posting cards on a Welsh bridge with inspirational messages and phone numbers that people can call for support.

On the matter of the AMs' title, the Commission favoured Welsh Parliament Members or WMPs, but the MWP option received the most support in a public consultation.

The use of the Welsh language in Britain and Gaelic in Ireland is greater today than fifty years ago. Britain, Belgium, and Spain, among others in Europe, have devolved more power to local regions.