THE Welsh Conservatives have selected Tomos Dafydd Davies as their lead candidate for the Mid & West Wales region ahead of May’s Senedd elections. A Welsh speaker, originally from Ceredigion, Mr Davies is a former student of Aberystwyth University, where he completed his postgraduate studies. A senior adviser to three Secretaries of State for Wales, he has twice stood for parliament, most recently in Dwyfor Meirionnydd at the 2019 General Election. Commenting on his selection, Mr Davies said: “From Bala to Brecon, from Carmarthen to Caersws, Mid & West Wales is a region blessed with thriving communities, beautiful landscapes and a proud and distinct people. Sadly, this region has all too often been neglected by our politicians in Cardiff.
Has it been a year of hard Labour? New jobs for Jeremy Corbyn s defeated MPs include the boss of a spinners mill, a top political aide, and one STILL doing constituency casework
Defeat at the General Election paved the way for top executive postings for many of the Labour candidates
Yet it also torpedoed the careers of rising stars who emerged from the campaign without their Commons jobs
The batch of Labour candidates followed Jeremy Corbyn into the party s worst election result since 1935
Many struggled to shake the politics itch and have side-stepped into advisory or campaigning roles
Others have forged a completely new career as a director of a spinner s mill or Mongolian trade champion