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Reform UK chair of Welsh environment committee may ‘undermine scrutiny’, says thinktank
UK NewsPolitics•June 30, 2026 at 12:00 PMNational

Reform UK chair of Welsh environment committee may ‘undermine scrutiny’, says thinktank

By Pippa Neill•The Guardian - UK News

Climate campaigners question choice of James Evans for role given past criticism of green energy projectsUK politics live – latest updatesThe appointment of a Reform UK member of the Senedd Cymru as the chair of a key Welsh environmental committee could “undermine the hard graft of ministerial scrutiny”, a green thinktank has warned.James Evans, a former Conservative party MS who defected to Reform UK in January last year, has been appointed chair of the Welsh climate change, environment, sustainability and rural affairs committee. Continue reading...

Climate campaigners question choice of James Evans for role given past criticism of green energy projects

The appointment of a Reform UK member of the Senedd Cymru as the chair of a key Welsh environmental committee could “undermine the hard graft of ministerial scrutiny”, a green thinktank has warned.

James Evans, a former Conservative party MS who defected to Reform UK in January last year, has been appointed chair of the Welsh climate change, environment, sustainability and rural affairs committee.

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