ASSEMBLY Member Nick Ramsay has dropped his court action against the leader of the Welsh Tories after he was “fully reinstated” to its Senedd group.

The Monmouth AM was suspended from the Tory group and the party on January 2 after being arrested at his Raglan home on New Year’s Day evening.

The circumstances sur- rounding his arrest have not beeen revealed, but the 44-year-old was later released without charge by Gwent Police, prompting the Welsh Conservatives to say they would review his suspension and announce the outcome in “due course”.

But a month later and with no apprent decision, Mr Ramsay took the Tories’ Senedd leader Paul Davies to court, saying he was at ‘his wits’ end’ trying to resolve the stand-off.

The High Court judge sitting at Bristol lifted the suspension pending a court hearing which was due to take place last week.

But the AM said on February 13 that he had dropped the legal action, which claimed that party rules hadn’t been followed in suspending him, after they came to an agreement.

In a statement, Mr Davies said a review of the group’s disciplinary processes was needed to ensure they were “fit for purpose”.

Mr Ramsay said: “I am delighted to be able to announce that Mr Paul Davies, the leader of the Welsh Conservative group, and myself, have been able to end the legal action that was necessary to resolve the issue of my suspension from the Conservative Assembly group”.

He thanked “all those members of the Assembly from all sides who have been so supportive over the last month”.

“I look forward to working with my colleagues, representing my constituents, and to continue holding the Welsh Government to account.” he added.

“I have no doubt that we will now wish to focus on the interest of our constituents, those of the group as a whole and the people of Wales.

“Thankfully, we can now put this matter behind us and begin working properly together again.”

Mr Davies did not attend group meetings involving Mr Ramsay following the court’s lifting of the suspension and the ending of the court action, saying he was absent on legal advice.

But following the AM’s permanent readmittance to the group, Mr Davies added that it was a “matter of deep regret that this matter has been the subject of legal action, but I am pleased that this has now come to an end.

“It is clear that there is a need to review the disciplinary processes within the Welsh Con- servative group in order to ensure that they are fit for purpose in the future.”

No details of how the two parties arrived at the agreement have been revealed.