During an appearance on BBC Politics Wales, David TC Davies, the Secretary of State for Wales, acknowledged that the Conservative UK government failed to “reach everyone” who has been impacted by the cost of living crisis, but went on to defend his party’s record, stating that the past five years were “very challenging” economically. Davies suggested that whilst the Tories have tried to reach all voters, they had to “be honest” in their assessment that they most likely did not reach everyone. Davies is the senior Conservative Westminster politician in Wales.
Meanwhile, during the same programme, Jo Stevens, the most senior Labour Westminster politician in Wales, accused the Conservatives of being responsible for economic “chaos and mismanagement”, while Plaid Cymru’s Liz Saville Roberts criticised Labour’s “hollow” and vague message to Welsh voters. Liz Saville Roberts also suggested that it was likely that Labour would win the coming election.
Ms Stevens also warned that whoever wins on Thursday’s election “will inherit the worst economic record since the Second World War”. She went on to say that if people “decide to vote Conservative or if they decide not to vote at all, then nothing will change on Friday and we will continue with the chaos and the economic mismanagement that we’ve seen over the last 14 years”.
David TC Davies suggested that many people still hadn’t made up their minds. He insisted the Conservatives are “not throwing the election at all”, stating that whoever wins on Thursday’s election should brace themselves to “put up taxes” to pay for their spending plans. The current Conservative-led UK government is backing Tata’s plans to invest in a new electric arc furnace, which will result in 2,800 job losses in addition to the 930 jobs already lost after the firm started restructuring last year.
The Chair of the transition board on Tata’s proposals, David TC Davies, urged Labour politicians “to stop rubbishing this deal” because there is “a possibility [Tata] may walk away,” warning of terrible effects for Welsh communities. He added that he perceived “a lot of unhappiness with the Welsh Labour government” on the doorstep.
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