Welsh Tory Leader Darren Millar said:
“This morning, I took the decision to remove James Evans from the Welsh Conservative Shadow Cabinet and withdraw the Conservative whip.
I did so after being informed by James that he was continuing to engage with Reform representatives about the possibility of defecting to the party, in spite of his personal assurances on Friday that he had rejected an approach they initiated last week.
Understandably, I expect all Welsh Conservative MSs and candidates to be 100% committed to our party and our plan to fix Wales. Regrettably, James was unable to give me that commitment.”
107 days until Transfer Deadline Day…
UPDATE: This comes two days after Evans – Welsh Shadow Health Secretary – said:
“I will be honest with people, I think Britain is broken. We have to take some level of responsibility for the mess this country is in.”
He said “I’m not getting into what conversations I’ve had” with Reform. Enough for CCHQ to drop the guillotine…
Speaking at his speech on how to achieve “progressive capitalism” Wes Streeting fired a dig and Andy Burnham:
“Bond markets are not bond villains and fiscal rules matter.”