Welsh council deputy leader quits after saying 'all Tories should be shot'

Ieuan Williams, the deputy leader of a Welsh council, said he was "angry and emotional" about poverty when he made the "crass remark".

Conservative MP for the Isle of Anglesey Virginia Crosbie, who wears a stab vest when meeting her constituents because of concerns for her safety, said that it was an "appalling comment".

Crosbie said she began wearing a stab vest during constituency surgeries in the wake of the murder of Sir David Amess in October 2021 and she has also hired security guards when attending the events.

In December 2021 she also received a letter with a drawing of a noose and the words "traitors hang".

Williams says he apologised "profusely" for any offence caused by the "inappropriate comment".

He said: "The remark was made at the end of an emotionally charged statement, following a presentation on poverty on Anglesey.

"I am obviously not advocating shooting anyone and have apologised to all members present at the meeting.

He added: "This is not about any one individual. The real issue at hand here is what made me so angry and emotional in the first instance. We have a 99 per cent increase in food bank usage on Anglesey in the three months since November 2022."

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