MP Glyn Davies to have surgery on irregular heartbeat

Montgomeryshire MP Glyn Davies will spend time in hospital later this month to correct an irregular heartbeat.

The 66-year-old said today he would receive electric shock treatment for the complaint.

The Conservative, who won the seat in May, was admitted to hospital in July with the heart problem.

It comes just days after Mr Davies, from Berriew, near Welshpool, was appointed parliamentary private secretary to Welsh Secretary Cheryl Gillan.

Mr Davies said he has been suffering with the minor heart complaint for about a year, and the procedure to put it right was very common.

"I've been told I'm suffering from atrial fibrillation (abnormal heart rhythm) and I understand it is similar to what Tony Blair had," he said.

"Later this month I'll have electric shock treatment to correct the problem.

"I was told that I'd probably been suffering with it for about 12 months. I don't know why it happened, but I understand it's the most common heart complaint and the procedure to put it right is minor."

The former AM spent three days in hospital in July after suffering the heart problem, which forced him to delay his maiden speech in the Commons.