Part of the debate – in the Senedd at 4:40 pm on 4 May 2022.
It's a really sad fact that, under Welsh Labour, as my colleague Paul Davies said, Wales has the highest level of business rates, the lowest weekly wages and the lowest amount of disposable household income in the United Kingdom. Let me be honest—it gives me no joy in saying this—that Welsh Labour's stewardship of the Welsh economy has been marked by a lack of ambition and support that has hindered businesses from reaching the same potential as seen in other parts of the United Kingdom, which really saddens me, as I always wanted to see Wales as a global player in every aspect of the world, as do many of my Conservative candidates—colleagues, sorry, who are sitting here—