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"I didn't realise how badly it affected my family," she said, adding that once news of her new role was made public the "pack" were back online "telling everybody what a terrible person I am". Williams said that being a politician was "no worse or better than many other jobs that people do". "Most sane people would run a mile from putting themselves into that environment," she said, referring to the level of criticism received. "I'm worried that it's baked in now. People who go for that job accept that this is how they're going to have to live their lives. "It's not pleasant." She was speaking to Waters, who was Welsh Labour's former deputy minister for climate change and who previously received "insults and abuse" for the introduction of the 20mph law.