I am saying that in Wales here we have a very clear election commitment and I hope, and I will express this view, I hope that every individual member of the Labour Party, will understand that and will strive to achieve unity so that we can deliver the yes vote in the Autumn. Ron Davies Read Quote
I’ve made it abundantly clear and I’ll repeat yet again there’s no question of gagging individuals. Ron Davies Read Quote
What I’ve said in the past is that I want the Labour Party to approach this matter on the basis of unity. Ron Davies Read Quote
Now, I think that in acknowledging that every individual Member of Parliament and indeed every individual member of the Labour Party, has rights to express their view in a spirit of tolerance. Ron Davies Read Quote
The standing orders of the Parliamentary Party, however, apply to me, apply to every other Member of the Parliamentary Labour Party and they put into a context the way in which those rights to freedom of speech should be exercised. Ron Davies Read Quote
There is so much that can be done, you see, the assembly is about improving our democracy. Ron Davies Read Quote
Well I’ve already made it clear that it’s a matter for individuals in exercising their own judgement, their own consciences to speak freely on matters of policy. Ron Davies Read Quote
First of all it has never been the case that I have threatened people with expulsion or that I’ve threatened to throw people out of the Parliamentary Labour Party. Ron Davies Read Quote
Well it’s not a matter for me to say what Llew Smith can or cannot do, he’s an elected Member of Parliament. Ron Davies Read Quote
I have – I have more than an interesting task in piloting Wales into our new democracy, without wanting to exercise draconian powers on behalf of anybody else – I can assure of that. Ron Davies Read Quote
