A gossipy piece under Martin Shipton’s byline offers Plaid watchers hope that internal selection squabbles are about to beset the Party of Wales. Although it has to be said that the details read like a poorly scripted daytime soap.
According to WoS, ex-Llanelli parliamentary hopeful Myfanwy Davies is allegedly part of a plot to ditch South Wales West regional AM Bethan Jenkins because she is the partner of troublesome Cardiff deputy leader Neil McEvoy who may decide to try toppling Chris Franks in South Wales Central if he (McEvoy) doesn’t get the Cardiff West nomination – or something like that.
Far more interesting, from our perspective, is that Ms Davies seems to think that the boundary changes mentioned here a few days ago are a done deal. It will be instructive to learn if her party colleagues are equally happy to see Penllaergaer, Pontardulais, Llangyfelach and most of Mawr absorbed into a new Llanelli constituency.
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It can't be described as a Plaid coup unless a curry is involved.
What is really pissing off the Plaid top brass is that Bethan and Neil make them look very mediocre without even having to put in a lot of effort. One Wales government suits the status-quo faction in the party but it is not attracting new members or keeping existing ones. This is why McEvoy is a threat.
On a different aspect, whoever described Myfanwy Davies as an outstanding was clearly not around when the recriminations were flying over lacklustre and negative campaigning in Llanelli.
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