Tomorrow morning Welsh Tory MSs will meet to vote on whether they have confidence in farmer-turned-politician Andrew RT Davies’ leadership. Davies called the vote after some MSs approached him last week to say they thought he was too right wing. There is also anger at Davies after his aide ran to be party chair on the promise of removing current Senedd Members’ right to be auto-selected for elections. Going after their wallets…
Welsh Tory wets have long complained about Davies’ “right-wing tweets” – such as those going after the 20mph speed limit – which are designed to target the large Reform-sympathetic vote. Guido hears Davies asked for tomorrow’s vote to be a show of hands. He was overruled by group chairman and key agitator Sam Kurtz, who has enforced a secret ballot. Welsh Tory sources say tomorrow’s vote will be close…
Red Wall Labour backbencher Jonathan Brash told GB News that Starmer should resign:
“I’m completely fed up about it, and I think it’s got to the point now where I genuinely think that, as far as the Prime Minister is concerned, it’s not a case of if, it’s when.”