Government should 'stick to its day job' over UK military vote, says MP
A Powys MP has told the Welsh Government to stick to its day job in a row over whether Wales should be given a vote on UK military interventions.
Brecon and Radnorshire MP Chris Davies has weighed into an argument, after Plaid Cymru passed a motion at its conference, to call for a vote on direct UK military action.
The party has said that action should require the consent of the Houses of Parliament and of the Welsh Assembly.
The Powys MP believes the Welsh authority should stick to its day job.
He said: "Plaid’s calls for Welsh Assembly Members to be given a vote on whether the UK intervenes in military action is another cynical attempt to divide the United Kingdom.
"MPs get to vote on this because we have a British Army that represents the whole of the United Kingdom and not individual nations. The Welsh Governments remit covers Wales and not the UK.
"I believe that there could be a risk to servicemen and servicewomen if we drag out votes to every elected chamber in order to take military action. Where does it stop? Shall we give local councils a vote?
"Our Welsh Members of Parliament are elected by the Welsh people to make such decisions.
"The Welsh Government should stick to its day job, improving services such as education and healthcare, which have seen their standards slip since devolution in comparison to our friends across the border."
