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Report BBC Welsh Policies' Newly elected Tory MP Jamie Wallis should apologise for his alleged involvement in a "sugar daddy" dating website, a Labour MP has said. Tonia Antoniazzi said the Bridgend MP's denial of a link to Sugar-Daddy.net was "clearly" contradicted by company records. She accused Mr Wallis of misleading the press. Jamie Wallis, who was elected MP for Bridgend in December, has been approached for comment. It comes after a candidate in the Labour leadership contest, Jess Phillips, called for Mr Wallis to be thrown out of the Conservative party . The Sugar-Daddy.net business offered people introductions to wealthy individuals, saying: "We can introduce you to your very own sugar daddy and solve your money worries. "Whether you're a boy, girl, straight or gay, there's a sugar daddy for you." Ms Antoniazzi's comments in the House of Commons follow reporting by BuzzFeed News into Mr Wallis' busin...

Reporter Wales Pollical BBC A candidate in the Labour leadership contest wants Boris Johnson to kick one of his new Welsh MPs out of the Conservative party in Parliament. Jess Phillips has started a petition calling on the prime minister to withdraw the whip from the Tory MP for Bridgend, Jamie Wallis. He was the director of several firms which have been the subject of hundreds of complaints to Bridgend trading standards. Mr Wallis has been asked to comment. On Saturday the Conservative Party said it could not make a comment at this time. He won Bridgend for the Tories from Labour in last month's election. It has emerged that one of the companies, Quickie Divorce Ltd, which trades under the title clean-break.co.uk, advertised on its website a separate business called Sugar-Daddy.net. This business offered people introductions to wealthy individuals, saying: "We can introduce you to your very own sugar daddy and solve your money worries. "Whether y...

The Welsh Liberal Democrats have responded to Ford Europe’s decision to close their Bridgend plant; claiming it is another example of the destructive consequences of Brexit for the Welsh economy. he decision means the factory’s 1,700 workers will lose their jobs. Workers were still reeling from the decision in February this year to cut a total of 990 jobs at the plant. Trade union leaders are being told the news this morning at a meeting at Ford’s Essex headquarters. Welsh Liberal Democrat Leader Jane Dodds said: " his is devastating news for workers, their families and the wider community. The effects of this decision will be felt across the Welsh economy, but nowhere as acutely as in Bridgend. The Welsh and UK Governments must urgently do all they can to support employees, help them find new work and protect Bridgend’s economy. However, we must accept that nothing can stop this being a dark day for Bridgend and the Welsh car industry. Ford...