I rise to oppose the reports, and I'm going to be suspended for something that I've not done. The unedited closed-circuit television proves that statements were either embellished or simply made up. The standards committee refused to view the CCTV. They also refused to allow me to have witnesses, so I published the CCTV. If you view the unedited version from the Senedd, there was no finger-pointing, I was not in Mick Antoniw's face; that was untrue. Mick Antoniw alleged that I aggressively went towards him in an aggressive manner. Well, the CCTV shows that didn't happen. I actually held the door open for Mick Antoniw. Mick Antoniw alleged that I chased him and blocked his path into this Chamber, but again the CCTV—it's there for everybody to view—shows that did not happen. It was an untrue allegation. 

But the truth doesn't matter here, does it? It's about this report. We now know that officials of the former standards commissioner discussed on which grounds to pursue me before any statements had been submitted. You couldn't make this up. You couldn't make it up. And also without looking at the CCTV. Now, the statements were collected by the staff member who referred to me as a species of animal. She classified me as a species of animal, and that unbiased person was allowed to go and collect the statements, after they'd decided how to pursue me. So, clearly, no bias there. 

There was another recording, which I listened to, and before I made my appeal—this is great; the public need to listen to this—before I made my appeal, officials discussed how to make sure my appeal failed. And a very senior member of this Senedd, a very senior official, was quite open to that—quite open to it. So, before I made my appeal, before I made the appeal—. Sorry, not open, sympathetic. The word was 'sympathetic'. The official here was sympathetic to making sure my appeal failed. 

So, what we have here is a Parliament of double standards. I lost the appeal, obviously. I was always going to lose the appeal. We have double standards here, in this building. I have had two MSs physically shout in my face—physically. I didn't react. Nothing was done. I've been sworn at. Nothing was done. I've been regularly insulted in this Chamber. I've been called a racist, a misogynist— you name it, I've been called it. It's never heard, and nothing's ever done. Whenever I complain, nothing is ever done. My staff, and I will speak up for my brilliant staff now, it's on the record—it's on the record—that they have been bullied in this place by politicians and by the staff of politicians.

I think the public will find it interesting that it's seen as a more serious matter to call a Labour politician a red Tory, in an aggressive way, than actually committing crimes. I'm getting a more harsh punishment here for saying something to a fellow politician in a corridor, more of a punishment than people who've committed crimes as Members of this Senedd. Staggering. Staggering. But I think it's okay, really, because, as a person of colour—and all you guys out there, all you people of colour out there, will know what I'm saying here—I'm used to this treatment. It's the way that it is. 

In six months' time, none of these people here will matter, and it's up to you guys out there. You have the future of Wales in your hands. It doesn't matter today that I'm going to be thrown out for three weeks, because in six months' time we have a vote and there are 59 bums on seats here that you guys out there can vote out of office. So, I urge you all to support the Welsh Nation Party and let's get it done. Diolch yn fawr.