Huw Edwards criticised for entering Eisteddfod competition

'It is far too soon for him to try to redeem himself'11:11, 04 Aug 2026Updated 11:12, 04 Aug 2026Huw Edwards has been criticised after he revealed he entered a competition at Wales' largest cultural festival. Writing on his Substack, the disgraced BBC newsreader said he had entered a poem at the National Eisteddfod centred on his relationship with his father.‌Actress and survivor of child sexual abuse Sera Cracroft said it would have been "catastrophic" if he had won. Mr Edwards' attempt fell far short of winning the competition, with his poem placed in the third rank of entries, according to Newyddion S4C.‌Mr Edwards claimed he knew there was "no way" he was going to win the competition, and described the poem as a "tribute" to his father, intended to correct the "poisonous narrative enco