Tory leader mocked after Abolish the Assembly retweet
The leader of the Welsh Conservative group in the Senedd has been mocked after retweeting, then deleting a rival party’s post calling for the abolition of the Senedd.
Darren Millar retweeted a post from the Abolish the Assembly party which criticised waiting times in the NHS in Wales and ended with the words “Abolish it” in reference to the Senedd.
The X post shared by the leader of the Welsh Conservatives in the SeneddThere have been tensions within the Welsh Conservatives over support for devolution in recent months.
In September last year Nation.Cymru reported that supporters and associates of the ousted Welsh Conservative Senedd leader Andrew RT Davies were secretly manoeuvring to change the party’s policy so it would support the abolition of the Senedd.
Correspondence leaked to Nation.Cymru showed that Cardiff Tory councillor Joel Williams had asked the party’s policy director, Sam Rowlands MS, to back a vote of grassroots members on the issue.
‘War’
Earlier this month BBC Wales reported that an anonymous blogger, Jack Welsh, accused Darren Millar of a “war” on the party’s devo-sceptic base and called or him to go.
This followed an interview Mr Millar gave to Golwg360, where he suggested it should come “as no surprise” that any Conservative candidate must be supportive of devolution.
In response to the post on X (formerly Twitter) being shared, Plaid Cymru accused Mr Millar of “showing his true colours” and suggested the Tory leader, “can’t run a social media account, let alone a country”.
U-turn
Plaid Cymru MS Heledd Fychan said: “It’s time for Darren Millar to come clean. If he has U-turned on devolution having come under pressure from within his own party, he should say so. If someone else is masquerading as the leader of the Tory group in the Senedd via social media, the people of Wales deserve to know that too.
“Whether it’s a case of changing their policy – despite the overwhelming support for devolution in Wales – or a case of someone else accessing the X account, one thing is for certain; the Tories just aren’t a serious party.
“If you can’t run a social media account you certainly can’t run a country. The Tories are in perpetual self-destruct mode, and this could be the Abolish the Welsh Conservatives election in 2026. Plaid Cymru is the only credible party of government in 2026, with a relentless focus on Wales and a positive vision of what our nation can be.”
At the last Senedd election, in 2021 Abolish received 3.7% of the vote, down from 4.4% in 2016, and failed to win any seats.
A Welsh Conservative Senedd spokesperson said: “This is a complete non-news story.
“Darren saw a Welsh Conservative graphic and hit the like and retweet buttons.
“It was noticed within minutes and corrected.
“It’s a sad reflection on Plaid that their Comms Director sits on X all day watching what Darren’s account likes and reposts.”
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Calling for the removal of a country’s democracy should be a hate crime at least, and it should definitely preclude a person from working in politics.
Totally agree. But isn’t it funny how the Welsh Conservatives and those morons in “AbolishTheWelshAssembly” never highlight UK Government failure or call for Westminster to be abolished? Bloody hypocrites! Also , Abolish argue for a change of government at Westminster but want to scrap our hard fought Senedd Cymru without a vote? These are not democrats but dictators. Their thick ideology is the equivalent of a car having , getting a flat tire , only to scrap the car rather than replacing the tire. This the logic of the political knucklehead. What about the UK Tory Government Covid PPE corruption… Read more »
It now must be viewed as the official Tory line and a rare self displayed moment of transparency from the Tories which we should be grateful for. The Tories are aligning with, and (in my opinion) preparing to, ‘Unite the right’ and merge with Reform UK – yes UK – expressly against Cymru, in their intention to abolish our Parliament and, therefore, country. Know your enemies. Those are the aforementioned and, with thanks to the brainless – that’s the bogusly named ‘Abolish the Assembly’ party who still do not know or care that we abolished it ourselves in May 2020… Read more »
Indeed. The old adage, “when someone shows you who they are, believe them” springs to mind here. They have made their thoughts, feelings and political beliefs on devolution abundantly clear. What else is there to say on the matter? Anyone voting for them from hereon in should be in no doubt that their long-term goal is to abolish the Welsh Government.
The Abolish the Assembly Party are a bunch of idiots, and yes they are anti-Welsh. If for example you called for the abolition of the Canadian Parliament and become the 51st state – that would be anti-Canadian. If you called for the abolition of the Portuguese National Assembly and for direct rule from Madrid, that would be anti-Portuguese. Do abolitionists call for the abolition of the Scottish Parliament, or Northern Ireland Assembly? Do they believe that Westminster should be abolished because of Starmer’s incompetence? So why is Wales an outlier? The state of the Welsh NHS is not because of… Read more »
Abolish don’t use logic. They are as dense as lead. These clowns slyly omit that the NHS in England is failing too. But do they call for the UK Government and Westminster to be abolished? Like hell they do. And what about that white elephant HS2. Besides Wales loosing billions in consequential, the Conservatives have wasted over £60 billion on half a project before it was scrapped? What a waste of Welsh taxpayers money. No criticism again or tweets to scrap the Westminster by Abolish or Mr Nobody Darren Millar. May I suggest Abolish and Darren Millar do the decent… Read more »
Though I do love the fact they still call themselves “Abolish the Assembly” when there isn´t an Assembly to abolish anymore. Light bends around these fools they´re so dense.
Yes, it is a tad ironic to say the least. Abolish couldn’t win a one legged arse kicking contest. I’m surprised they know what day it is. They remind me of two gummy pensioners fighting over a toothbrush.
Those who oppose a Welsh Parliament have exactly the same outlook on Wales as a country as Putin’s Russian nationalists do to Ukraine and a Ukrainian Parliament and Franco’s fascists did towards Catalonia and a Catalan Parliament. Zero difference. They are all nationalist fanatics.
Constipated Conservative Darren Millar wonders why the Welsh Tories will soon face political oblivion. He just doesn’t get it? He soon will. His just deserts next May 2026 Senedd election. Revenge is a dish best served cold.
Watching the Tories completely destroy themselves in Cymru has been a beautiful show. I’d have thought they’d take it with a little self respect and dignity, but no.
Indeed, a wondrous sight to behold. Darren Millar is like a Tory turkey who is actively stuffing himself, and it’s not even Christmas yet.
Kenneth Griffith he is not…
Mr Sheen have you ever played the Rev Griffith,
would you attempt and who would you have play Peter O’Toole…?
How many on here have seen Mr Griffith’s Documentaries, they are on youtube, after being banned from their creation…Kneecap would be proud of him…
Abolish the ‘Welsh’ Conservative Party
250 years of refusing to take ‘no’ for an answer. Beat that for ignorance. It is wonderful to have pushed them back over the border leaving only their 16 sh***ing pigeons in our Senedd.
The fact that he apparently can’t make up his mind on this issue tells you all that you need to know. Only a day or two ago, he was confidently asserting his party’s commitment to devolution. Re-posting this suggests, on his part, a degree of schizophrenia about the matter.