WATCH: Tory leader CENSORED for question on rape gang abuse as it ‘risked inciting discrimination’

Bedlam erupted in the Welsh Parliament yesterday when a question on the grooming gangs scandal engulfing Britain was shut down because it risked ‘inciting discrimination’ and ‘was not fact.’

Leader of the Welsh Conservatives Darren Millar was pressing Labour First Minister Eluned Morgan for her view on whether she would back an inquiry into the issue in Wales.

Millar was highlighting the case of a young girl from South Wales who told GB News how she was trafficked to England and raped over 1,000 times when the Speaker first cut in.

Elin Jones, the speaker, reasoned he was being ‘overly descriptive’, ‘verging on not being respectful of the victim’ and asked him ‘tone down his rhetoric.’

Millar replied that ‘he was just stating facts’ but Jones- who was elected for Plaid Cymru and adopts political neutrality for her role- interrupted again.

She said: “No, no, no you’re not. No you’re not. The use of language in this place needs to make sure that you are keeping well away from inflaming any kind of discrimination or inciting of any kind of discrimination.

“You were doing very well, Darren Millar, with your first two questions in avoiding that. You’ve become overly descriptive, and I need you to now reflect on that and just ask the question again, please.”

Millar then said Wales’ ‘needed to know there wasn’t another Rotherham or Rochdale on our doorstep’ but was interrupted a third time by Jones.

The enraged speaker said: “I ask you stick to your script now. You are not listening to my advice.

“If you do not ask your question in the next ten seconds, I’m going to ask you to sit down.

“I did not expect to have to do this to you in your first few weeks as leader of the Welsh Conservative Party in here.”

Jones, who has served in the Welsh Parliament since its creation in 1999, has faced accusations of censorship from Sam Kurtz, Tory Shadow Minister for Economy and Energy.

He said: “If a politician can’t stand up in a national parliament and ask tough questions…then I think that’s a really difficult position for us to be in.

“I’m pretty sure that looking back on today’s First Minister’s Questions, there will maybe be a different way the Llywydd (Speaker) and Llywydd team look to intervene on these things.

“To be censored on being asked a really topical question which is of public interest to me was the wrong decision.”

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The fiery exchange came as Labour First Minister Eluned Morgan repeatedly snubbed calls for an inquiry into rape gangs scandal in Wales.

Morgan told Millar three times she was ‘disappointed’ at his question, stating: “Darren, I’ve got to say I’m really disappointed in you.

“I wasn’t expecting you to take on that kind of approach.

“This is something, I think, where we’ve got to remember the victims and remember them in a way that will be supportive.

“And I don’t think what we’ve seen in the past few days has been a place where they would feel supported.

“Now, I can make it clear to you that I have asked questions about to what extent this is an issue in Wales of the police.

“I think that what is important is we recognise that actually in Wales we have legislated. There are duties in Wales to report which were introduced back in 2014.

“You may not be aware of this, Darren, but you know, this was a part of the Social Services and Wellbeing Act.

“There is a legal duty on agencies including health boards, including police, probation at the local authorities to inform the local authority if they have reasonable cause to suspect that a child or an adult with care and support needs in their area is at risk of abuse, neglect or harm. That’s in our law. It already exists.”

Speaking after the exchange, Welsh Conservative Leader, Darren Millar MS, said: “It’s clear that the Welsh Labour Government does not have a grip of the situation, despite there being clear evidence that child sexual exploitation by gangs has happened here in Wales.

“Only a Wales-wide inquiry will be able to ensure that there is sufficient attention and focus being given to this issue, and that our children can be protected from predatory behaviour.

“People in Wales deserve to know if there is another Rochdale or Rotherham on our doorsteps.”

Welsh Labour and Elin Jones have been approached for comment.