A HIGH profile council leader is facing challenges from his own group and other senior councillors for a chance at winning a Senedd seat.

Anthony Hunt, who has led Torfaen council since 2016, is facing a challenge from six other councillors for the coveted second place spot on the list of candidates Labour will put forward for the combined Monmouthshire and Torfaen constituency.

Seats in the expanded 96 member Senedd will be allocated on a party’s percentage of the vote, with the greater the share of their vote in each constituency the more of their candidates will be elected.

Welsh Labour has agreed sitting Members of Senedd are guaranteed the top spot on its list of candidates meaning that is taken in the Sir Fynwy Torfaen constituency by Lynne Neagle who has represented Torfaen since 1999 and is currently the education minister.

As Monmouthshire is a Conservative held seat the second spot on Labour’s list is free and will be determined by party members who will be asked to rank the seven candidates in preference order.

Cllr Hunt, who as well as leading Torfaen Borough Council speaks for all Welsh........

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