Senedd debates UK Labour Government record a year on
He criticised a lack of progress on fair funding for Wales, telling Senedd members: 'The glaring hollowness of that promise is plain for all to see.'
The would-be first minister pointed to long-held, but as yet unfulfilled, commitments to devolve powers over policing, youth justice and the Crown Estate to Wales.
Mr ap Iorwerth expressed concerns about cuts to winter fuel allowance, a lack of HS2 consequential funding and 'blatant double standards' on the steel industry.
He called out the 'fundamental injustice' of the UK Government leaving Wales with a £72m shortfall for the costs of national insurance contributions (NICs) in the public sector.
Leading a Plaid Cymru debate on July 9, Mr ap Iorwerth said: "Wales and the people of Wales have been disappointed, they have been let down by this Labour UK Government.'
The former broadcast journalist criticised the recent UK spending review for providing the 'worst real-terms growth in day-to-day spending outside of the immediate austerity years'.
Tom Giffard, for the Conservatives which supported the Plaid Cymru motion, pointed to Labour's manifesto commitment not to raise taxes on working people.
But Labour's Joyce Watson criticised Plaid Cymru for voting against the Welsh budget while 'failing' to bring alternative plans to the table. 'Week in and week out, you ask for more money for something that you haven't costed,' she said.
Responding for the Welsh Government, Julie James hit back at 'fantasy politics' from the opposition benches as she accused Plaid Cymru of acting like a circus soothsayer.'
Ms James stressed: 'One year of a Labour Government won't magically get rid of food banks or end our dependency on them. The damage caused by the governments of Cameron, May, Johnson, Truss and Sunak… will now take time to heal.'
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