Joyce attacks Neil Hamilton over prorogation comments

Ahead of next week’s recall of the Welsh Assembly, Labour’s Joyce Watson attacked fellow Mid and West Wales member Neil Hamilton over his support for the prime minister’s decison to suspend Parliament.

Mrs Watson said:

“Neil Hamilton has issued a statement saying he strongly welcomes Boris Johnson’s “brave and welcome” plans to suspend Parliament.

“He may recall the furore the last time this extraordinary procedure was used. In 1997 John Major was accused of proroguing parliament in order to suppress scrutiny of an embarrassing “cash for questions” report.

“Once again it appears that he and his former party have chosen political expediency over the normal practise of public life.

“Perhaps, since he admires Johnson’s antidemocratic actions so much, while his current party languishes, he should consider re-joining the Tories, if they’ll have him back.”