Conservative Lord Davies says party is inclusive after race rows

Andrew RT Davies wrote that “children should not be forced to eat halal school lunches”, in an article for GB News, after a constituent alleged she was told non-halal meat was not available at her daughter’s school in Cowbridge, Vale of Glamorgan.

The school said on social media “the statement that all meat options are halal-only is incorrect”.

On Monday, he called allegations that this was race-baiting, made by the Muslim Council of Wales, “completely untrue”, and said his concerns were focused on choice.

South Wales East Tory Senedd member Laura Anne Jones apologised last week for using a racist slur about Chinese people in an exchange about Chinese-owned TikTok.

Ms Jones said the word was “unacceptable and I deeply regret using it”.

On Tuesday, Lord Davies said: “The Conservative Party as a whole embraces all cultures, ethnic groups and religions.

“We are proud to have amongst our membership and representatives at all levels people from these groups.

“There is no other party view. We are a broad church.”

“The Muslim community have my absolute assurance that the Welsh Conservative Party are an inclusive party and the Senedd Conservative group should also make this absolutely clear.”