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| Four sacked Tory shadow ministers set to be reinstated | |
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| Four Tory AMs sacked from the party's front bench at the assembly are to be reinstated, BBC Wales understands. | |
| Nick Ramsay, Antoinette Sandbach, Mohammad Asghar and Janet Finch-Saunders rebelled in a vote on the devolution of income tax in February. | Nick Ramsay, Antoinette Sandbach, Mohammad Asghar and Janet Finch-Saunders rebelled in a vote on the devolution of income tax in February. |
| Their leader Andrew RT Davies had already disagreed with the then Welsh Secretary David Jones about the issue. | Their leader Andrew RT Davies had already disagreed with the then Welsh Secretary David Jones about the issue. |
| The UK government reshuffle is understood to have triggered the move in Cardiff Bay. | The UK government reshuffle is understood to have triggered the move in Cardiff Bay. |
| However, the matter has been dealt with by the party in Wales internally. | However, the matter has been dealt with by the party in Wales internally. |
| Lockstep | Lockstep |
| David Cameron's dramatic cabinet reshuffle this week saw David Jones replaced as Welsh secretary by the MP for Preseli Pembrokeshire, Stephen Crabb. | David Cameron's dramatic cabinet reshuffle this week saw David Jones replaced as Welsh secretary by the MP for Preseli Pembrokeshire, Stephen Crabb. |
| In Cardiff, the vote which led to problems on the devolution of income tax revolved around whether the so-called lockstep should remain. | In Cardiff, the vote which led to problems on the devolution of income tax revolved around whether the so-called lockstep should remain. |
| This is the rule which means that if income tax was devolved then the assembly would not be able to alter individual tax bands. Instead, any changes up or down would have to be mirrored across all of the bands. | This is the rule which means that if income tax was devolved then the assembly would not be able to alter individual tax bands. Instead, any changes up or down would have to be mirrored across all of the bands. |
| Andrew RT Davies wanted the assembly to have more freedom and flexibility while David Jones wanted the lockstep to remain. | Andrew RT Davies wanted the assembly to have more freedom and flexibility while David Jones wanted the lockstep to remain. |
| The two men had already been involved in a public disagreement over the issue. | The two men had already been involved in a public disagreement over the issue. |
| The four AMs voted against Mr Davies and were effectively sacked for siding with the Welsh Secretary David Jones and, ultimately, siding with the Prime Minister because the lockstep was the policy of the party at Westminster and was the model being devolved. | The four AMs voted against Mr Davies and were effectively sacked for siding with the Welsh Secretary David Jones and, ultimately, siding with the Prime Minister because the lockstep was the policy of the party at Westminster and was the model being devolved. |
| The entire affair had become a major embarrassment for the party at Cardiff Bay, and made it an easy target for Carwyn Jones during First Minister's Questions. | The entire affair had become a major embarrassment for the party at Cardiff Bay, and made it an easy target for Carwyn Jones during First Minister's Questions. |
| It was also said that Downing Street was unhappy with the state of affairs and the issue had led to criticism of the role played by David Jones. | It was also said that Downing Street was unhappy with the state of affairs and the issue had led to criticism of the role played by David Jones. |