Coronavirus morning headlines as some hospital patients to be moved into hotels to free up beds
It is part of a bid to help overwhelmed wards in one of the worst hit parts of the UK
07:55, 13 JAN 2021
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These are the coronavirus morning headlines for Wednesday, January 13, as hospital patients are to be discharged early from a London hospital in order to free beds for critically-ill Covid-19 patients.
Welsh Conservative Andrew RT Davies criticised for tweet comparing US riots to anti-Brexit campaign
The former party leader in Wales compared the protest that has seen four people die to the support for a second referendum on Brexit
07:45, 7 JAN 2021
Supporters of President Donald Trump are confronted by Capitol Police officers outside the Senate Chamber inside the Capitol Hill (Image: AP)
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Former MP Antoinette Sandbach replied to Mr Burt, stating: “Welcome to the Conservative party in Wales Alistair.” She added: “This is an embarrassing par for the course for Andrew and is a reflection of his thinking which he frequently demonstrated as leader of the Welsh Conservatives.” Welsh first minister and leader of the Welsh Labour Party Mark Drakeford tweeted: “There is no excuse for using this moment to further entrench divisions in our society.” Labour’s Chris Bryant, MP for Rhondda, described Mr Davies’ tweet as a “disgrace”, and said he had written to Tory co-chairman Amanda Milling demanding he be suspended.
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Andrew RT Davies compared protesters at the US Capitol to those who supported a second referendum on Brexit (Joe Giddens/PA)
Labour deputy leader Angela Rayner has demanded the Conservative Party takes action against a Welsh Senedd member who compared protesters at the US Capitol to those who supported a second referendum on Brexit.
Andrew RT Davies, the Welsh Conservativesâ health spokesman and former leader in the Senedd, had responded to a tweet by Sir Keir Starmer in which the Labour leader described the âhorrendous scenesâ in Washington DC as âa direct attack on democracyâ.