Welsh Conservatives leader Andrew RT Davies is set to face a vote of no confidence in his leadership, no one seems confident either way, with his Tory Senedd group seemingly split down the middle over the vote. Whatever happens, it might be tough for the veteran to continue.
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00:00Andrew R.T. Davies has been the leader of the Welsh Conservative Party for the better
00:05part of 13 years. He's one of the longest-serving party leaders in the UK, but with recent polling
00:11suggesting his party could lose a significant amount of seats at the Senedd, he's facing
00:15a vote of no confidence in his leadership.
00:18A recent poll from ITV and Cardiff University suggests the Tories could be the fourth biggest
00:23party in Wales behind Plaid Cymru, Reform and Labour.
00:27Although overseeing the opposition of three Labour First Ministers this year alone, his
00:31time could be numbered at the helm of his party regardless of the outcome of the vote,
00:36which will only include his Tory Senedd members, and many believe it will be a close fight.
00:41With his party seemingly so split between the decision, it could easily be possible
00:45we see him step down soon, and with some controversial internal decisions over his party's stance
00:50on the very existence of the Senedd and the UK arm of his party performing so badly in
00:54the recent general election, many members will want to see something change.