{"id":1529,"date":"2024-08-11T17:00:06","date_gmt":"2024-08-11T17:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/clickmen.us\/news\/?p=1529"},"modified":"2024-08-11T17:00:06","modified_gmt":"2024-08-11T17:00:06","slug":"tory-peer-criticises-welsh-chiefs-abolish-senedd-ballot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/clickmen.us\/news\/tory-peer-criticises-welsh-chiefs-abolish-senedd-ballot\/","title":{"rendered":"Tory peer criticises Welsh chief&#8217;s abolish Senedd ballot"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 ejjhCR\">\n<div data-testid=\"hero-image\" class=\"sc-814e9212-1 fcEyBx\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/bbcx\/grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-814e9212-0 cCvKR hide-when-no-script\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/e164\/live\/84aaf3d0-57c3-11ef-8a38-17647176578f.jpg.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/e164\/live\/84aaf3d0-57c3-11ef-8a38-17647176578f.jpg.webp 320w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/e164\/live\/84aaf3d0-57c3-11ef-8a38-17647176578f.jpg.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/e164\/live\/84aaf3d0-57c3-11ef-8a38-17647176578f.jpg.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/e164\/live\/84aaf3d0-57c3-11ef-8a38-17647176578f.jpg.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/e164\/live\/84aaf3d0-57c3-11ef-8a38-17647176578f.jpg.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/e164\/live\/84aaf3d0-57c3-11ef-8a38-17647176578f.jpg.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/e164\/live\/84aaf3d0-57c3-11ef-8a38-17647176578f.jpg.webp\" loading=\"eager\" alt=\"PA Media Leader of the Welsh Conservatives Andrew R.T Davies outside the Senedd\" class=\"sc-814e9212-0 hIXOPW\"\/><span class=\"sc-814e9212-2 jesyMJ\">PA Media<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><figcaption class=\"sc-8353772e-0 cvNhQw\">Welsh Conservative&#8217;s Senedd chief Andrew RT Davies<!-- --><\/figcaption><\/p>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The Welsh Conservative&#8217;s Senedd chief has been warned towards happening a &#8220;blind alley&#8221; of making an attempt to debate the abolition of the Welsh Parliament.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Andrew RT Davies took to X, previously Twitter, to say that he raised the difficulty on the Vale of Glamorgan agricultural present as he was &#8220;keen to find out people&#8217;s views&#8221;.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">But Tory peer Nick Bourne, a former chief of the celebration in Wales and a member of the then <!-- -->Welsh Assembly<!-- -->, mentioned there have been &#8220;very many good things about devolved politics&#8221;.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">While the abolition of the Senedd is just not a coverage of the Conservatives, Mr Davies mentioned he was eager to search out out folks&#8217;s views. <!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">&#8220;Once the vote was taken over 25 years ago, we determined that the correct approach was to make the assembly work, now the Senedd, for the good of the people of Wales,&#8221; mentioned Lord Bourne on Daily News Radio Wales&#8217; <!-- -->Sunday Supplement<!-- --> programme. <!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">&#8220;That remains very much the position. I don&#8217;t understand why we&#8217;re going down this blind alley.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">&#8220;It does not appear to make a variety of sense to me.&#8221;<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Earlier in the week, Mr Davies <!-- -->shared a photo<!-- --> on X from the Vale of Glamorgan Show, showing how people were being asked to drop a ball into one of two buckets to highlight whether they wanted to abolish the Senedd or not, which he admitted was an &#8220;unscientific ballot&#8221;.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"social-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 jVHuOl\">\n<div class=\"sc-188a5e30-1 itjdhu\">\n<h4 class=\"sc-188a5e30-2 fJRqqf\">Allow <!-- -->Twitter<!-- --> content?<!-- --><\/h4>\n<div class=\"sc-188a5e30-3 biRaSg\">This article contains content provided by <!-- -->Twitter<!-- -->. We ask for your permission before anything is loaded, as they may be using cookies and other technologies. You may want to read\u00a0<!-- -->\u00a0and\u00a0<!-- -->\u00a0before accepting. To view this content choose\u00a0<!-- --><b>\u2018accept and continue\u2019<\/b>.<!-- --><\/div>\n<p><button type=\"button\" aria-label=\"Accept and proceed\" class=\"sc-73629686-2 sc-73629686-4 blWAHP iolhqz\"><span data-testid=\"button-text\" aria-hidden=\"false\" class=\"sc-73629686-1 eUXcZD\">Accept and proceed<\/span><\/button><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Responding to criticism on X, Mr Davies said: &#8220;We&#8217;re simply eager to search out out folks&#8217;s views. It&#8217;s necessary to search out out what folks assume.&#8221;<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Lord Bourne also questioned why Mr Davies had raised an issue of the availability of  non <!-- -->halal<!-- --> food in Welsh schools, prompting the Welsh Tory leader to be accused of engaging in <!-- -->&#8220;Islamophobic race-baiting&#8221;<!-- --> by the Muslim Council of Wales.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Lord Bourne said: &#8220;We do need to clarify that we&#8217;re a one nation celebration.&#8221;<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">In response, Mr Davies mentioned: &#8220;Welsh Conservatives stand towards all types of racism, together with anti-Muslim hatred.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">&#8220;Representations from across Wales have been made to me about the availability of non-halal meat in schools.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">&#8220;These are reputable queries and I make no apologies for taking them ahead.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">&#8220;It is important to have these discussions in a measured way and we will continue to do so.&#8221;<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure>\n<div data-component=\"image-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 gfTVSf\">\n<div data-testid=\"image\" class=\"sc-814e9212-1 fcEyBx\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/bbcx\/grey-placeholder.png\" class=\"sc-814e9212-0 cCvKR hide-when-no-script\"\/><img decoding=\"async\" sizes=\"(min-width: 1280px) 50vw, (min-width: 1008px) 66vw, 96vw\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/240\/cpsprodpb\/c931\/live\/8693eb30-57db-11ef-8f0f-0577398c3339.png.webp 240w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/320\/cpsprodpb\/c931\/live\/8693eb30-57db-11ef-8f0f-0577398c3339.png.webp 320w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/c931\/live\/8693eb30-57db-11ef-8f0f-0577398c3339.png.webp 480w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/640\/cpsprodpb\/c931\/live\/8693eb30-57db-11ef-8f0f-0577398c3339.png.webp 640w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/800\/cpsprodpb\/c931\/live\/8693eb30-57db-11ef-8f0f-0577398c3339.png.webp 800w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/cpsprodpb\/c931\/live\/8693eb30-57db-11ef-8f0f-0577398c3339.png.webp 1024w,https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1536\/cpsprodpb\/c931\/live\/8693eb30-57db-11ef-8f0f-0577398c3339.png.webp 1536w\" src=\"https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/c931\/live\/8693eb30-57db-11ef-8f0f-0577398c3339.png.webp\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Lord Nick Bourne\" class=\"sc-814e9212-0 hIXOPW\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\" class=\"sc-18fde0d6-0 dlWCEZ\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Lord Bourne known as for Conservative Members of the Senedd (MSs) to have a gaggle assembly to debate its &#8220;one nation&#8221; stance regardless of Welsh Parliament being in recess.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">He went on to say that his celebration&#8217;s &#8220;focus should be how are we going to make things better for the people of Wales&#8221; after the <!-- -->Conservative<!-- --> basic election wipe-out in Wales<!-- --> and with the <!-- -->Reform celebration setting their sights on the Senedd elections<!-- --> in 2026.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">&#8220;I think there&#8217;s a great danger of talking Reform up,&#8221; he added. <!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">&#8220;We&#8217;ve had <!-- -->UKIP<!-- --> before, and they were represented in the Senedd previously, and then it fizzled out.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">&#8220;The publicity that Reform goes to get now that they have elected politicians in Westminster might properly present what a busted flush they&#8217;re.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">&#8220;We&#8217;re not that party. <!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">&#8220;We&#8217;re a celebration of the reasonable proper, and that ought to be mirrored in the way in which we method politics in Wales.&#8221;<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/ckgjz9e9yl6o\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] PA Media Welsh Conservative&#8217;s Senedd chief Andrew RT Davies The Welsh Conservative&#8217;s Senedd chief has been warned towards happening a &#8220;blind alley&#8221; of making an attempt to debate the abolition of the Welsh Parliament. 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