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Part of 1. 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 2:18 pm on 28 February 2017.

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Photo of Rhun ap Iorwerth Rhun ap Iorwerth Plaid Cymru 2:18, 28 February 2017

Diolch, Lywydd. I’d like to raise a point of order under Standing Order 13.9. Earlier in the Chamber this afternoon, the leader of UKIP in the Assembly made accusations about the conduct of both the Assembly Member for Rhondda and the Member of Parliament for Carmarthen East and Dinefwr relating to the campaign for the future of the school in Llangennech. Specifically, he accused Jonathan Edwards of engaging, and I quote,

‘in a public campaign of intimidation of one of those activists’.

These are comments that could well be considered libellous, perhaps, outside this Chamber. For the record, the Member of Parliament did not name a single member of the public; his letter to Jeremy Corbyn, which was published on his website, did not include any names of campaigners. Actually, the name of an individual was only published by another party when it was confirmed that they had suspended a member. I believe the misleading and factually incorrect comments should be withdrawn.