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Conservatives quit Welsh COVID committee

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Two Conservative members of the Senedd have quit its COVID committee over a row about taking the oath. The Wales COVID-19 inquiry special purpose committee was set up by politicians in Cardiff Bay to fill any "gaps" in the UK-wide inquiry's scrutiny of decisions made by the Welsh government.

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‘A pointless talking shop’: Conservatives quit Senedd Covid committee

The Conservatives quit a Senedd committee charged with addressing gaps in the UK Covid-19 inquiry after Labour blocked calls for witnesses to swear…

3 days ago·Newport, United Kingdom

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Conservatives quit Welsh COVID committee

Senedd member Sam Rowlands and the committee's co-chair Tom Giffard have stepped down, after calls to allow witnesses to take an oath or affirm were refused.

3 days ago·United Kingdom

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Conservatives pull out of Senedd Covid probe over oaths

It is unclear what will happen to the Senedd Covid committee amid row over witness evidence.

4 days ago·United Kingdom

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Swansea MS resigns as Welsh Covid Committee Chair over fears it is ‘protecting the very people it should be holding to account’

The committee, which was established in May 2023, was designed to examine any gaps in the UK Covid Inquiry in a Welsh context, after the Welsh Labour Government refused to establish a Wales-specific independent inquiry, as has happened in Scotland. However, its future appears uncertain after he resigned as Chair, with the Welsh Conservatives now refusing to take any place on the committee after a dramatic statement in the Senedd by the South Wal…

3 days ago

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'A pointless talking shop': Conservatives quit Senedd Covid committee | West Wales Chronicle : News for Llanelli, Carmarthenshire, Pembrokeshire, Ceredigion, Swansea and Beyond

The Conservatives quit a Senedd committee charged with addressing gaps in the UK Covid-19 inquiry after Labour blocked calls for witnesses to swear an oath. Senedd members voted 24-23 against a cross-party motion which was tabled by the Tories with the backing of Plaid Cymru and the Liberal Democrats. The motion proposed amending rules to give the Senedd’s Covid committee a discretionary power to require witnesses to take an oath or make an …

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