The prime minister claims 'most people' will continue to use the English version despite the national park announcing the name-change to Bannau Brycheiniog last month.
, with the organisation saying it would"better reflect the park and the world we live in today".
But it has been criticised by some senior Tories, who accused the park of a symbolic attempt to look"trendy". Welsh Tory leader Andrew RT Davies also said:"The Beacons are as recognisable outside of Wales as they are here. Why undermine that?" Speaking ahead of the Welsh Conservative Conference on Friday, Mr Sunak stood by those colleagues, saying"most people" would not follow the name change."But when it comes to the Brecon Beacons, the first thing to say is this is an internationally renowned place to visit, attracts visitors from all around the world.
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