Welsh Conservative leader Andrew RT Davies quits
The Conservative leader in the Welsh Parliament, Andrew RT Davies, has resigned despite narrowly surviving a vote of confidence of his party colleagues. It followed months of pressure over the party's direction in Wales, and a meeting last week, where Davies said some of his Members of the Senedd (MSs) had threatened to resign.
Who might replace Andrew RT Davies?
Andrew RT Davies' decision to quit as Welsh Conservative leader in the Senedd in the face of a split among Tory politicians triggers a potential leadership contest, with no clear frontrunner to take over. It has been assumed in Welsh political circles for a while that a number of Tory MSs are interested in the leadership.
Andrew RT Davies to step down as Welsh Conservatives leader
Andrew RT Davies is set to stand down as leader of the Welsh Conservatives in the Senedd. The news comes less than two hours after he narrowly survived a confidence vote in his leadership of the Welsh Conservative group. Mr Davies said a “substantial minority” of his party does not support him and his position is “untenable”.
The Welsh Conservative group in the Senedd os looking for a new leader after Andrew RT Davies quit. He said he would resign ...
Conservative members of the Senedd will hold a confidence vote into leader Andrew RT Davies.
Andrew RT Davies, the leader of the opposition in the Welsh Parliament, was “censured” in the Senedd on Wednesday – an official reprimand noting disapproval of a member’s behaviour.
The Conservative Senedd group leader, Andrew RT Davies, has criticised for holding the Senedd in "contempt" by not appearing to receive an official reprimand over comments he made about Wales ...
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