SACKED MINISTER CRITICISED
A Welsh minister sacked from his post for "unacceptable behaviour" has been criticised in the Commons for his "disgraceful dirty tricks".
Wales's Environment Minister Alun Davies, 50, was dismissed from the Welsh Government's Cabinet after asking civil servants for private financial information on rival Assembly Members.
And David TC Davies, MP for Monmouth, welcomed the "justified" decision as he pressed Welsh Minister Stephen Crabb to comment on the case.
Speaking as Welsh questions addressed disposal income for families in Wales, Mr TC Davies asked Mr Crabb: "Would you care to comment on the recent dramatic fall in the household disposal income of the former Welsh Assembly minister for agriculture and would you agree with me in this particular incidence that fall in household income was absolutely justified given the disgraceful dirty tricks he was employing against other members of the Welsh Assembly?"
Speaker John Bercow intervened to tell Mr TC Davies: "The minister has no responsibility for that matter. You have put your thoughts on the record with your usual assertiveness."
Mr Crabb was not given the opportunity to reply.
Labour Assembly Member Mr Davies had asked for details of farm subsidies paid to opposition politicians including Welsh Tory leader Andrew RT Davies, Welsh Liberal Democrat chief Kirsty Williams and Plaid Cymru's Llyr Huws Gruffydd.
His departure from his Welsh Government post came less than a week after he apologised to AMs in a separate row about him breaking the ministerial code of conduct.
It came after he lobbied an environment body for the new Circuit of Wales race track while still a Welsh Government minister.
