Welsh council chief resigns after saying 'all Tories should be shot'

Ewan Williams' remarks come nearly seven years after the murder of Jo Cox. Photo: Welsh News Service

Deputy Council of Wales resigned after saying in an internal meeting that «all Tories should be shot.»

Ewan Williams, independent councilor of Anglesey County Council, apologized for the comment on Monday morning. and appealed to the council standards committee.

In his statement, he said: “I obviously do not call for anyone to be shot and apologized to all members who were present at the meeting.

“I am also applied to the standards committee and resigned from the position of deputy chief and member of the executive branch while any potential investigation is underway.” , but reactions to rumors of the use of food banks in Anglesey have increased by 99% since November 2022.

His remarks come almost seven years after Labor MP Jo Cox was assassinated by a white supremacist in terrorist attack.

Sir David Amess, a veteran Conservative MP, was stabbed to death in October 2021 by an Islamist extremist.