REFORM and Conservative politicians in Wales have been blasted for ‘misleading the public’ and ‘showing hypocrisy’ by a leading Labour Llanelli town councillor.
Criticism of the Welsh Labour Government’s Nation of Sanctuary policy by Reform’s Carmarthenshire chair Gareth Beer, and the former leader of the Welsh Conservatives in the Senedd, Andrew RT Davies, was ‘morally indefensible’, said councillor Shaun Greaney.
Mr Davies asked Social Justice Minister Jane Hutt in a Senedd plenary meeting in January 2024 what support the Welsh Government was giving to ‘people impacted by the full-scale invasion of Ukraine’.
Ms Hutt said that as a Nation of Sanctuary, the Welsh Government was supporting ‘our Ukrainian guests, helping them move on into longer-term accommodation and integrate into our communities.
‘Our Team Wales approach has led to over 7,000 Ukrainians finding sanctuary in Wales.’
However, earlier this month Mr Davies said: ‘I make no apologies for saying this £55 million project must be scrapped.’
In a recent TV interview on BBC Wales, Reform’s Carmarthenshire chairman Gareth Beer, who stood against Labour’s Dame Nia Griffith in Llanelli in the 2024 General, polling 1,504 votes short of a shock win, also called for the scrapping of the Nation of Sanctuary policy.
Councillor Greaney said: ‘The official record shows there was no criticism of the policy from Mr Davies or any other members of the Conservative group at the Senedd when Ms Hutt welcomed the Ukrainians and outlined the measures helping them settle here.
‘It is hypocritical of them now to turn around and take the appalling view they have,
‘Mr Beer would seem to be in denial that Wales is helping our allies in desperate need. He doesn’t seem to want the public to know we’re helping Ukrainians.
‘In my opinion, Mr Davies and Mr Beer are not presenting the facts to the public. More than £45 million of the Nation of Sanctuary cost supported Ukrainian refugees.
‘Now the policy is opposed by politicians whose views are stirring things up.
‘The Conservatives are moving to the far-right. What would they and Reform do?
‘Turn away Ukrainians fleeing the horrors of the war inflicted upon them by Putin?
‘Because ending the Nation of Sanctuary policy would mean just that.
‘The Conservatives and Reform have an immoral and, in my view, unpopular stance.
‘Ukraine is an ally of our country against Putin. Its people are the victims. To abandon them in their hour of need would be disgraceful and inhumane.’
First Minister Eluned Morgan has said she is ‘proud’ Wales has ‘given full support to Ukraine, from the moment Ukraine was illegally and brutally invaded by Vladimir Putin.’
Baroness Morgan added that Wales had offered the ‘hand of friendship’ to those who had lost their homes as a result of Russian aggression.
At the time, Conservative Darren Millar, welcomed her statement, posting to X: ‘Like you, these Welsh Conservatives stand full square behind Ukraine in the face of the illegal invasion by Russia of its sovereign territory, and that will not waver.’
Last week, Mr Millar asked the First Minister to ‘scrap the wasteful policy and put the people of Wales first’.
Councillor Greaney said: ‘The Conservatives seem to have changed their stance to chase Reform votes. Where are their principles?’
Reform love Putin. They and the Tories have had lots of Russian money.
Jonathan Williams You had a stroke or just reading the Mirror?
Mark Anthony Rees no, got confused by how traitorous Farage is and how gullible idiots just love him.
Jonathan Williams Explain?
Mark Anthony Rees Farage is a traitor, and gullible idiots love him. There explained it.
Jonathan Williams How is he a traitor?
Mark Anthony Rees I forgot tax evader as well. Don’t you know anything about the guy you support?
Jonathan Williams I just want to experience the derangement of a liberal male clearly on female hormones…
Mark Anthony Rees are you admitting that you can’t read and that you’re a gullible idiot?
Jonathan Williams
You’re referring to the RT money?
You have me at a disadvantage. What kind of idiot are you, Liebour👀 or Plaid🤣?
Mark Anthony Rees can you read or are you a gullible idiot? You’ve missed so much more than RT Money. What about his recent attempt at avoiding stamp duty? He did call for Rayner to resign over it, but he hasn’t.
Jonathan Williams it’s not his house…
Jonathan Williams what have you got to say about Kier Starlins Donkey fields?
Mark Anthony Rees he said it was and on more than one occasion. His partner hasn’t got £900,000 so she’s either a big criminal or she found it. Which one do you think it is?
Mark Anthony Rees whst do you think about Farage admiring Putin and Thatcher?
Jonathan Williams it’s called a Mortgage
Jonathan Williams Margaret Thatcher was the greatest PM since Churchill. I have a picture of her with me in it at home.
Mark Anthony Rees There’s no mortgage on the place. They paid £900,000 for it in one go.
Mark Anthony Rees nice of you to admit that you’re a gullible idiot then.
Jonathan Williams So you are saying that He bought the house, got her to say it’s hers to avoid Stamp duty? I guess he better hope she’s the one?
Mark Anthony Rees you tell me.
Jonathan Williams Well you’re the Oracle on this one. However with his track record on Birds it’s unlikely…
Some people, Liebour Minges are devastated that the Ginger Growler got caught out, like they all do? Socialists🤣
Mark Anthony Rees so tax evasion?
Jonathan Williams At worst Tax avoidance. Not illegal but hypocritical. However your tenuous link is that a man with a dodgy bird record. Twice divorced is going to get his current bird to buy a house,which if they split he’d lose everything? That’s like the opposite of what your Lot have done? If anything he’s a Good Samaritan?
Mark Anthony Rees considering he was calling for Rayner to go. Or are there different rules? He needs to admit he did do it or his girlfriend is a major criminal. At the end of the day, that’s the standard of your leader
Jonathan Williams So 3 homes Rayner who’s never had a proper job in her life gets caught scamming Stamp duty to buy a flat nowhere near her constituency but you with your Daily Mirror reading skills knows for certain that private Citizen bought a Home using nefarious means? The case is solved, Detective Shitty saves the day🤣…
Jonathan Williams In fairness he’s Head and Shoulders above ‘No Idea Kier’ and Richard the III🤣. It’s embarrassing when Grown ups still vote the same way as their Dad did🥴
Mark Anthony Rees i don’t care about Rayner, she’s gone. However, someone without the means has paid £900,000 for a house and you don’t think that something isn’t right?
Mark Anthony Rees what are you talking about? You want to vote for the worst people going. Farage did well with Brexit. 🤣🤣🤣
Jonathan Williams In that he forced the Conservatives into a referendum? I’d say…
Mark Anthony Rees how’s it going? Thank you for the Brexit Boats.
Jonathan Williams pretty much nobody has the means to buy a home in the UK. I’m more concerned about an invader getting free digs at our expense than a UK citizen buying a home? How do you know she couldn’t afford it? Tell me about Starmtrooper and his dodgy Donkey fields?
Jonathan Williams talk to me about the Right Honourable Nia ‘ the Scarecrow’ Griffiths? What fucking complete disaster that is…
Mark Anthony Rees an invader? Where are these invaders from? Are they under your bed now? Because it’s been investigated. Perhaps you should look at other news instead of Gbeebies. No idea about stormtrooper and his donkey fields. Talking about stormtroopers, what’s it like being on their side?
Mark Anthony Rees why do I need to talk to you about Nia?
Jonathan Williams Would they be the boats that started when we were forced into a Lockdown while they were let in? If they’d have gunned the first boat into the Oggin we wouldn’t be here today? The Cons are over, Liebour are done! Reform all the way! Deport, deport, deport…
Jonathan Williams you shower in that kind of shit…
Mark Anthony Rees no, the boats that came because we left the EU so we couldn’t return migrants to the EU country they came from. Will you be deporting Nigel and his dodgy girlfriend?
Fuck me I feel like a 🐈 playing with with a particularly slow 🐭
Mark Anthony Rees well the water quality has gone downhill since we left the EU. Nigel has done alright out of it though.
Mark Anthony Rees I notice you don’t present facts though.
Jonathan Williams We can deport anyone we want, they just choose not to! The inability to protect our borders is because of activist Judges, Activist Civil Servants and the myriad of MPs who seem more loyal to Pakistan, India and Gaza than the UK. It’s the Tony Bliar plan to rub our noses in Diversity. The rot runs deep, but it will be rooted out soon enough! Mad how Poland says no to the EU but we can’t?!!! Vote in Weak people and you get overrun by the barbarians…
Mark Anthony Rees that’s not true at all. What’s Tony Blair got to do with it? You’re waffling now.
Jonathan Williams Fuck me, opening the Drawer bridge to mass immigration, an illegal War. The sneaky cunt became a Catholic when he stepped down? I’d love to have been a fly on the Wall with that Confession. Don’t get me started on One eyed Brown ffs…
Jonathan Williams lol you brought up the Iron Lady? I didn’t realise Tony ‘ your wet dream’ was off limits?
Mark Anthony Rees you brought up the witch. When are you introducing facts? Or have you deported them?
Jonathan Williams I think you may be forgetting things you’ve typed Pedro? Look this has been amazing and I’ve learned so much from you. I’m sure I’ll see your Boat race on tv at some anti whatever March in a few years screaming ‘Farage is not my PM!’ But he will…
Mark Anthony Rees gloating is a sign of insecurity.
Jonathan Williams Margaret Thatcher was a visionary PM with more Balls than every male PM since Churchill. I admire Putin for how he protects his Country above all things.
Mark Anthony Rees
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Lynn Jones fuck me Eddy Izzard is looking rough these days…
Jonathan Williams I think your Brain has been deported and replaced with FDS🤣
Mark Anthony Rees sorry I don’t understand gibberish.
Jonathan Williams there’s an awful lot you don’t understand 👸. Bless…
Mark Anthony Rees stop writing gibberish then.
Jonathan Williams I challenge you to point out one instance of gibberish?
Mark Anthony Rees all of your comments.
It breaks my heart to see this vile betrayal of the wonderful families that were welcomed into our community.
As a Kidwellian, Beer should be utterly ashamed of himself. We’d much rather have our Ukrainian families than him and his notsee wife.
Lynn Jones Wales is Skint hun. Maybe unchecked handouts to people who shouldn’t be here is not a bad thing. There shouldn’t be any Ukrainian Men in Wales so if there are they need to go! I accept that Women and Children should be helped, but the Men have to fight. What kind of Man doesn’t fight for his country? But we all know that the real Sanctuary is for Men of a certain ideology fleeing France…
Mark Anthony Rees They are all women and children so that’s complete 🐂💩. Why don’t you go over there and fight if that’s what a man should do? All this “We’re full. We’re skint”… it’s a pack of lies.
Lynn Jones I’m not Ukrainian hun, and btw it’s always liberal Women happy to send other Women’s boys and Men off to War. Female privilege, I’ve served my Country thanks, I don’t serve others…
Lynn Jones btw there are Ukrainian Men in Wales and the UK…
Well if they feel their idea is so welcome, let’s put Nation of Sanctuary to a vote.
It’s not a proposal which would appear on their party leaflets, that’s for sure. The evidence is clear, it’s crazy