Commenting following the official withdrawal of the Labour Welsh Government's gender quota Bill for elections, Welsh Conservative Shadow Minister for the Constitution, Darren Millar MS said:

“These divisive election gender quotas were obviously outside the competency of the Senedd and therefore pursuing them was an atrocious waste of taxpayers’ money.

“Conservatives have always favoured candidate selection based on merit and by the voters, not on the basis of their gender or any other aspect of diversity.

“It’s now time for Labour to ditch their obsession with Senedd electoral reform and focus on the priorities of the people of Wales by getting to grips with the poor performance of our NHS, falling standards in our schools, and our lacklustre economy.”