Yesterday, I wound up for the Opposition in the annual St David’s Day debate in the Commons. The debate was opened by Peter Hain, who spent most of his time denigrating the Tories; he must be deeply worried, which pleases me greatly.
An intriguing moment came when the veteran Labour Member, Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley), spoke about her early days in Parliament:
Ann Clwyd (Cynon Valley) (Lab): I first became an elected Member in 1979, when the hon. Member for Brecon and Radnorshire (Mr. Williams) was in Brecon and Radnorshire, which was in my European constituency. I hope that I do not embarrass him, but I was very grateful for his help at that time. We remain good friends, even though we are on opposite sides of the Chamber, and I hope that he might help me in other campaigns some time in the future.
Roger Williams, the MP for Brecon and Radnorshire, turned scarlet.
“Were you one of them, Roger?” asked Cheryl Gillan, but received no answer.
So was Roger a Labour supporter? Perhaps a reader knows the answer.
