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A CONSERVATIVE member of the Welsh Parliament from Gwent has resigned as a shadow minister amid ongoing controversy around an incident in which a group of politicians drank alcohol in the Senedd. Monmouth MS Nick Ramsay denies being involved in the incident last month, but has said he is co-operating with the investigative process, and has resigned from the shadow cabinet. An investigation which concluded last week found four elected members and one member of staff had drunk wine in a Senedd tea room on December 8 - four days after a Wales-wide ban on the sale, supply and consumption of alcohol on licensed premises came into force, although off-licences were allowed to sell alcohol until 10pm.