Conservative MS Sam Rowlands has welcomed the fact that 11 Reform MSs voted with the Conservatives and Plaid Cymru yesterday on a motion criticising the lack of a childcare policy in Reform's manifesto.
The final amended motion, which received the support of 11 Reform MSs, began by noting that, "Reform UK had no commitments on childcare in its Welsh manifesto".
Commenting, Sam Rowlands MS, Welsh Conservatives Shadow Minister for Education and Families said:
"Better childcare provision was a key part of the Conservative manifesto. We have been very clear that we want greater access to childcare in Wales and that we will vote with any party seeking to increase childcare provision. That is why we supported the original Reform motion and the amended versions put forward by Plaid Cymru.
"The Conservative Leader, Darren Millar MS, was very clear during the campaign that we would vote with any political party bringing forward policies we support, and better childcare is something we strongly support.
"What surprised everyone was that 11 Reform MSs, voted with us and Plaid to attack their own party. Either Reform MSs have no idea what they were doing or one third have decided to attack their own party. Either way it does not suggest that they are a party ready for Government.”
