{"id":50207,"date":"2021-02-16T17:31:30","date_gmt":"2021-02-16T17:31:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/?p=50207"},"modified":"2021-02-17T08:50:46","modified_gmt":"2021-02-17T08:50:46","slug":"senedd-member-spoken-to-by-police-for-allegedly-breaking-lockdown-regulations","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/2021\/02\/16\/senedd-member-spoken-to-by-police-for-allegedly-breaking-lockdown-regulations\/","title":{"rendered":"Senedd Member spoken to by police for allegedly breaking lockdown regulations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Investigation into claims that Propel leader Neil McEvoy had been handing out political leaflets in Cardiff<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>SENEDD member Neil McEvoy has been spoken to by police due to an alleged breach of Welsh lockdown regulations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>South Wales Police questioned Mr McEvoy at his home on Sunday evening (Feb 14) after receiving a complaint that he was seen delivering political leaflets to his constituents in Pentrebane and Caerau.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI feel absolutely sickened to be living in a country where the police think it\u2019s acceptable to go and knock politicians out of bed for, shock horror, giving out leaflets to constituents,\u201d said Mr McEvoy in a Facebook video he posted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-2 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/02\/mcevoy-leaflet-english-768x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Neil McEvoy's Propel campaign leaflet in English.\" data-id=\"50210\" 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https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/02\/mcevoy-leaflet-welsh-770x1027.jpg 770w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/02\/mcevoy-leaflet-welsh-500x667.jpg 500w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/02\/mcevoy-leaflet-welsh-293x391.jpg 293w, https:\/\/cardiffjournalism.co.uk\/thecardiffian\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2021\/02\/mcevoy-leaflet-welsh.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/noscript><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-item__caption\">(Photo Credit: Camilla Rydzek)<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cPolice told me that I had broken the law, apparently. I don\u2019t think I did because I actually voted on the law and nowhere in the legislation does it say that you\u2019re not allowed to give out political leaflets.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr McEvoy, who represents South Wales Central at the parliament and Fairwater on Cardiff Council, is partly correct &#8211; the legislation does not strictly prohibit leafleting in general.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, candidates in the May 6 election were told by the Welsh Government that current lockdown rules prohibit traditional door-to-door campaigning. This includes distributing campaign leaflets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A police spokesperson said: \u201cWe received a complaint from a member of the public regarding the door-to-door delivery of election leaflets in the Cardiff area at the weekend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAs a result of this complaint, an officer attended an address in the Cardiff area and spoke to a 50-year-old man in relation to the matter. Following the identification of a potential offence, the man was reported for consideration of prosecution under the Health Protection (Coronavirus Restrictions) (No 5) (Wales) Regulations 2020.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWelsh Government has published clear guidance which states that delivering election leaflets is not a reasonable excuse to leave home under Alert Level 4 restrictions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThroughout the pandemic the vast majority of the public have done the right thing by following the regulations to stay at home, protect the NHS and save lives. Our policing response has been consistent in explaining the rules, encouraging compliance and taking enforcement action when there are repeated or blatant breaches.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A Welsh Government spokesperson explained the background to the advice given to police regarding the distribution of election leaflets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWales is currently at alert level 4, and the general rules are that people must stay at home, except for very limited purposes. This means people must not visit other households or meet other people they do not live with,&#8221; they said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;People can leave home if they have a reasonable excuse. This means leaving home only for a purpose that is reasonably necessary, and where there is no reasonably practicable alternative.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIn the current circumstances, distributing election leaflets door-to-door is not a reasonable excuse to leave home. Leaflets can of course be distributed safely by post, as mail delivery services continue to operate during the pandemic. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Political parties, candidates and other campaigners are encouraged to consider the full range of means available to them, including social media, to provide information about the election to the electorate.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Following the visit from police Mr McEvoy said he had refused to accept a caution for an alleged breach of Covid regulations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The case has been referred to one of South Wales Police&#8217;s Joint Enforcement Teams, which have been set up between the police and local authorities to enforce Covid regulations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>They will now decide whether or not a breach has occurred and if it has, a Fixed Penalty Notice would be issued.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr McEvoy was campaigning on behalf of his political party, Propel, for whom he&#8217;ll be standing in the upcoming Senedd election on May 6.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Comes to something when getting leaflets to choose your pizza topping is allowed but election leaflets about choosing who runs the country is banned.<br><br>Stay Home. Protect Drakeford. Save Labour. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/d3mK1VdfmK\">https:\/\/t.co\/d3mK1VdfmK<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Neil McEvoy MS (@neiljmcevoy) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/neiljmcevoy\/status\/1361288878833995776?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">February 15, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking to The Cardiffian after police came to his home Mr McEvoy said: \u201cI voted on the legislation and I don&#8217;t recognise what they were talking about. It&#8217;s abusing the system. Tonight, was an attempt at intimidation. Pure and simple.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr McEvoy claims he\u2019s not the only politician delivering campaign leaflets and is set to make a &#8220;formal complaint\u201d to police about the matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cIf I\u2019m not allowed to deliver leaflets as part of my job, what I\u2019m paid to do \u2013 to communicate with members of the public \u2013 then clearly people giving out paid leaflets is an offence as well,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Mr McEvoy, Welsh Labour has also delivered campaign leaflets across Cardiff West but that has been strenuously denied.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNo. None whatsoever,\u201d said Welsh Labour Head of Communications, Luke Young. \u201cI\u2019m not aware that any leaflets with Mark Drakeford\u2019s name have gone out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cNeil McEvoy been pushing this idea for the last few weeks that Welsh Labour has been out leafleting, in contravention of the rules, which is completely false.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ve been quite clear with party members that there\u2019s no door to door knocking or leafleting, there\u2019s no street stalls. We follow the letter of the law and the spirit as well.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This isn\u2019t the first time Mr McEvoy has been in hot water due to campaign leaflets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A report from the Senedd standards commissioner that was leaked to the BBC in January alleged that he had \u201ccaused or permitted\u201d the printing of thousands of election leaflets in his office.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, Mr McEvoy denied any breaches, labelling the investigation a \u201cwitch-hunt\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Mr McEvoy told The Cardiffian last night: \u201cThe report alleged I did the printing. 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