I make no apologies for calling Plaid Cymru ‘separatists’
Your Voice in The Senedd by Conservative MS Andrew RT Davies.
WELSH independence is not something the people of the Vale of Glamorgan and Bridgend want.
We’re proudly British.
Wales of course shares huge economic benefits from being part of the United Kingdom. Many local jobs and businesses rely on custom and investment from other parts of Britain, while the UK Government spends £1.20 in Wales for every pound spent in England.
An independent Wales would see a steep decline in our public services, and the hit to our living standards would be profound.
But there’s another, even more important reason, to oppose independence. The United Kingdom is not a membership organisation, of which constituent parts are free to leave by ceasing to pay our subscription fees.
Britain is our nation. Neither Wales nor Britain would be what we are without the unique cultural ties that bind us together.
I describe myself as a one nation conservative because it’s imperative to me that all of us, across Britain, remain just that. One nation.
Rhun ap Iorwerth’s plot to work with Sinn Fein and the SNP to tear our nation apart disturbs me. But it does not come as a surprise. As Ap Iorwerth announced his independence plan, he described Sinn Fein as Plaid’s “sister party”.
This is a group who were considered the political wing of IRA terrorists, let’s not forget.
Those familiar with my column will know I call Ap Iorwerth’s party “Plaid Cymru separatists”.
It’s deliberate. We mustn’t lose sight of Plaid’s true mission: to break up Britain.
Ap Iorwerth insisted independence was not on the agenda during the Senedd election campaign. I didn’t believe him. At the time, I warned Plaid would use their time in power to try and break Britain apart.
As a Conservative, I spent the Senedd campaign slogging it out on the doorsteps, warning of the dangers of a Plaid administration.
Many told me they would have lent me their support but were going to vote Reform because they believed it would help stop Plaid.
Those people will be horrified by Sarah Cooper-Lesadd’s defection from Reform to the separatists, a decision I’m in no doubt was motivated by what Sarah perceived to be her short-term political benefit.
As Plaid are in power, they can hand out ministerial jobs, for example. Sarah has betrayed those who voted for her.
If they knew voting Reform meant electing a separatist, they would’ve voted Conservative instead.
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