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The question in 2026 will be whether the civic pendulum has shifted and if the phrase “veteran politician” still doubles as an effective slur.

Reform's only politician in the Welsh Parliament brought the Senedd into disrepute when she used a racial slur about Chinese people in a WhatsApp chat, the Senedd's standards commissioner has said.

Earlier this year, he was suspended by the BBC after using a slur against people with disabilities on the set of Strictly Come Dancing.

Police said Cutler smelled of alcohol, had bloodshot eyes and slurred his words.

Tinh said the two women reeked of alcohol and, at times, slurred their words.