 In around April 2018, it was rumoured that his Deputy Leader Paul Davies was planning a leadership challenge to Davies.Amid internal discussions in the party, Nick Ramsay reportedly made it clear to Mr Davies that they did not like each other prior to his resignation, and an AM reportedly "stormed out" of a dinner regarding the leadership of the party after Davies had spoken, who later was reported to be Ramsay.Davies resigned as Leader of the Welsh Conservative Party on 27 June 2018.