 In July 2018 he supported Paul Davies in his campaign to become the Welsh Conservatives' new leader.In August 2019 Melding wrote in the Daily Express stating that the Conservative Party was under "severe threat" and "about to split".In September 2019 Melding spoke out against his party's position on a no-deal Brexit, stating that he "wanted no part in a no-deal Brexit strategy that would hurt the most vulnerable."