Sex claims ‘not denied’ by minister

SUICIDE Carl Sargeant WELSH First Minister Carwyn Jones told an inquest that cabinet minister Carl Sargeant did not give him an “outright denial” over sexual misconduct claims.

Mr Jones sacked Mr Sargeant, 49, on November 3 last year over the “bombshell” allegations.

Four days later, the father of two was found by his wife hanged at his home in Connah’s Quay, North Wales.

He had not been told the nature of the claims but had denied them to others.

Mr Jones said: “When I told him about the allegations, his response was unusual in a sense, that he did not recognise them.”

He told the Ruthin County Hall hearing Mr Sargeant was “panicked but not distraught”.

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