▁and ▁who ▁was ▁nominated ▁alongside ▁seven ▁other ▁pros pective ▁party ▁officials ▁by ▁Mc E voy ' s ▁home ▁Pla id ▁branch ▁of ▁West ▁Card iff . ▁Dr ▁Evans ▁has ▁been ▁arg uing ▁for ▁reform ▁of ▁the ▁party ' s ▁extension ▁system . ▁C andid ates ▁nominated ▁by ▁the ▁Card iff ▁West ▁constitu ency ▁party ▁include ▁a ▁former ▁bar r ister ▁who ▁has ▁represented ▁Mc E voy , ▁and ▁other ▁perce ived ▁al lies . ▁ ▁Al un ▁F fred ▁Jones , ▁in ▁response ▁to ▁Dr ▁Evans ' ▁propos als , ▁has ▁argued ▁that ▁the ▁role ▁of ▁Chair ▁does ▁not ▁extend ▁to ▁re - ad m itting ▁exp elled ▁members , ▁and ▁that ▁the ▁Pla id ▁National ▁Conference ▁would ▁need ▁to ▁discuss ▁issues ▁such ▁as ▁Mc E voy ' s ▁membership ▁of ▁the ▁party . ▁Pla id ▁leader ▁Adam ▁Price ▁wrote ▁an ▁op - ed ▁for ▁Nation . C ym ru ▁critic ising ▁" re ports ▁of ▁a ▁concert ed ▁attempt ▁by ▁some ▁non - members ▁of ▁Pla id ▁C ym ru ▁to ▁interven e ▁in ▁our ▁dem ocracy ", ▁a ▁criticism ▁which ▁some ▁comment ators ▁have ▁said ▁is ▁a ▁reference ▁to ▁Mc E voy ' s ▁efforts ▁during ▁the ▁Pla id ▁conference ▁to ▁replace ▁inc umb ent ▁Chair ▁Jones . ▁Pla id ▁AM ▁Rh un ▁ap ▁I or wer th ▁made ▁a ▁twe et ▁regarding ▁Mc E voy ▁which ▁stated ▁" Don ’ t ▁misunder stand ▁me . ▁His ▁person ality ▁is ▁a ▁problem , ▁but ▁it ▁goes ▁far ▁beyond ▁‘ not ▁lik