A Welsh council leader has been suspended after he was secretly recorded calling a female politician a 'cow'. Council leader Rob Jones made the 'despicable' comments during a meeting but did not know it was being recorded. It has now come to light after the clip of the insult aimed at Plaid Cymru politician Bethan Sayed MS was shared online. Rob Jones (pictured) made the 'despicable' comments during a meeting but did not know it was being recorded In the audio, Mr Jones says: 'Bethan Sayed, the cow that she is.' Mr Jones, leader of Neath Port Talbot Council in South Wales, now claims it has been edited to produce 'a damning commentary on me'.