Politicians who drank in the Senedd after the alcohol ban refuse to answer simple questions about what happened
The politicians are refusing to answer straightforward questions about how long their drinks lasted, what time they left, what they drank and who else was there
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A Welsh politician has been suspended and three others are under investigation after they were spotted drinking on parliament premises, potentially breaching coronavirus guidelines. Former minister Alun Davies was seen drinking wine with Tory leader Paul Davies, chief whip Darren Millar and the party’s chief of staff Paul Smith in a Senedd tearoom on 8 December. The alcohol was consumed in the TÅ· Hywel building, attached to the Senedd complex,.
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Former Welsh Government minister Alun Davies drank glasses of wine with Tory leader Paul Davies, chief whip Darren Millar (pictured) and the party’s chief of staff Paul Smith in a Senedd tearoom A Labour politician has been suspended after he and a group of Conservative members including the party’s leader were found to have consumed alcohol at the Welsh Parliament premises. Former Welsh Government minister Alun Davies drank glasses of wine with Tory leader Paul Davies, chief whip Darren Millar and the party’s chief of staff Paul Smith in a Senedd tearoom. The incident happened on December 8, four days after pubs were forced to stop selling alcohol under the Welsh Labour-led government rules to help prevent the spread of coronavirus, although off-licences were allowed to sell alcohol until 10pm.