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Drunk council leader accused of drinking bottle of gin and vowing to 'wipe out' Plaid Cymru quits
Steve Hunt will continue to serve as an independent councillor in his constituency
A council leader who fell over while drunk after allegations he drank a "whole bottle of gin" and then threatened to "wipe out" the Welsh party Plaid Cymru has quit.
Steve Hunt, from Neath Port Talbot Council, said he "should have exercised better judgement" after becoming "intoxicated" at a Welsh Local Government Association conference.
Hunt said he was a strong supporter of the Welsh language, but admitted saying he wanted to "wipe out" Plaid Cymru politically as "banter".
Hunt will continue to serve as an independent councillor, but a council spokesperson said a new leader would be appointed on 14 October.
A source who attended the conference told the Local Democracy Reporting Service the independent councillor for the Crynant, Onllwyn and Seven Sisters ward was loudly bragging about drinking heavily.
Hunt said the comment about Plaid Cymru "should be understood in the context of political banter and disagreement at the end of a long evening, rather than as a threat or anything other than a political statement".
The councillor also said there were "personal circumstances" that contributed to his behaviour which were "relevant".
His role as council leader had carried a "significant level of pressure and responsibility", he said, and he saw the event as an opportunity to "switch off" from those pressures.
"Regrettably, I drank far beyond what was sensible," he said.