David Jonathan Edwards (born 26 April 1976) is a Welsh politician who served as the Member of Parliament (MP) for Carmarthen East and Dinefwr from 2010 to 2024.

[9] In January 2012, Edwards submitted an early day motion for a Cornish Assembly, being supported by fellow Plaid Cymru MPs Hywel Williams and Elfyn Llwyd, as well Paul Flynn of Labour.

[14] The Welsh Conservatives criticised a leaflet Edwards wrote for Price in 2016 describing him as Mab Darogan, a figure from folklore destined to force the English out of Britain.

"[20][21] Later that year, he criticised Wood as not understanding how important Brexit was, and endorsed Adam Price in the ensuing 2018 Plaid Cymru leadership election.

[25] On 27 June, Edwards accepted a police caution for domestic violence against his wife and he was suspended from Plaid Cymru pending an investigation.

Alun Ffred Jones, the chairman of Plaid Cymru, said: "All forms of harassment, abuse and violence are unacceptable, and this has been reflected in the verdict."

[28] Speaking to the South Wales Guardian, he confirmed that he had not applied to re-join the party and was yet to make any final decision about his future.

"[29] On 25 February 2022, he called the Russian invasion of Ukraine "a despicable act of imperialism that can't be defended on any count".

[30] In a May 2022 op-ed in The National Wales, former Plaid leader Leanne Wood claimed that if the party was "serious about stamping out misogyny and domestic abuse, there can be no way back for [Edwards]".

The suspension imposed in July 2020 reflected the seriousness with which the panel dealt with the matter and reinforced its unequivocal stance that all forms of harassment, abuse and violence are unacceptable.

[34] His wife Emma Edwards told BBC Cymru Wales that she was "appalled" by Plaid's decision and claimed it would send out the message "that survivors of domestic abuse don't matter".