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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Toby Helm Political editor

Tory Welsh secretary broke ministerial code with social media video, says Labour

Conservative MP for Monmouth David TC Davies.
Conservative MP for Monmouth David TC Davies. Photograph: Matthew Horwood/Getty Images

A Tory cabinet minister has been accused of a blatant breach of the ministerial code after using his government office in Whitehall to film an anti-Labour video that he then posted on social media.

Welsh secretary David TC Davies put the short film on X (formerly Twitter) last week to attack Labour plans to expand the size of the Welsh Senedd and highlight the Conservative party’s opposition to it.

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