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Senedd Tory leader defends Boris Johnson

Andrew RT Davies (Image: Ben Evans/Huw Evans Agency)

The leader of the Senedd Conservatives, Andrew RT Davies, has defended Boris Johnson saying the Prime Minister “has his confidence”.

Welsh Conservative group leader Andrew RT Davies was on BBC News Channel and asked about Boris Johnson.

As well as sticking up for Johnson he also showed support for Commons leader Jacob Rees-Mogg, who earlier this week seemingly “forgot” Mr Davies’ name.

Mr Davies, an MS for South Wales Central, said: “I met with the Prime Minister yesterday and he enjoys my confidence. I want to see the Sue Gray report just like everybody else because it does encapsulate all aspects of the allegations in Downing Street during the pandemic.

“I’m someone who sits on the Standard Committee in the Assembly, I’ve done that for three years now, one thing I’ve learned during that tenure is instead of following the headlines look at the evidence. When we get reports before us they are very detailed and concise and very often the evidence that comes in those reports bears no relation to the headline that the media have been pushing over a number of weeks.”

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