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| General election 2019: Convicted Tory Chris Davies to stand in Ynys Mon | General election 2019: Convicted Tory Chris Davies to stand in Ynys Mon |
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| A former MP who lost his seat after he was convicted of a false expenses claim has been selected by the Conservatives to stand in the general election. | A former MP who lost his seat after he was convicted of a false expenses claim has been selected by the Conservatives to stand in the general election. |
| Chris Davies lost his Brecon and Radnorshire seat after 10,005 people signed a recall petition. | Chris Davies lost his Brecon and Radnorshire seat after 10,005 people signed a recall petition. |
| He stood again but lost a subsequent by-election to the Liberal Democrats. | He stood again but lost a subsequent by-election to the Liberal Democrats. |
| A Welsh Conservative source said he had not yet been officially nominated "but he is the candidate" for the Anglesey seat of Ynys Mon. | A Welsh Conservative source said he had not yet been officially nominated "but he is the candidate" for the Anglesey seat of Ynys Mon. |
| Mr Davies, 51, admitted two charges of a false expenses claim in March after trying to split the cost of £700 worth of pictures between two office budgets by creating fake invoices, when he could have claimed the amount by other means. | |
| He made an "unreserved apology" and was ordered to complete 50 hours of unpaid work and was fined £1,500. | |
| Angela Burns, Welsh Conservative AM for Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire, referring to events surrounding independent politician Neil McEvoy, said: "I thought that today we had reached a nadir in Welsh politics. | Angela Burns, Welsh Conservative AM for Carmarthen West and South Pembrokeshire, referring to events surrounding independent politician Neil McEvoy, said: "I thought that today we had reached a nadir in Welsh politics. |
| "Then I find out that Chris Davies has been imposed as a candidate in Anglesey. You couldn't make it up!" | "Then I find out that Chris Davies has been imposed as a candidate in Anglesey. You couldn't make it up!" |
| Another Conservative source in Wales said it was a "surprising choice, given the experience in Brecon and Radnorshire". | |
| The Welsh Conservatives have been asked for comment. | The Welsh Conservatives have been asked for comment. |
| The summer by-election cut the Conservative working majority to just one when Jane Dodds overturned Mr Davies's 8,038 majority to beat Conservative Chris Davies by 1,425 votes. | |
| Labour has selected Mary Roberts for the 12 December poll, while Plaid Cymru has picked Aled ap Dafydd. | |
| The Brexit Party intends to stand Helen Jenner. | The Brexit Party intends to stand Helen Jenner. |