Nigel Farage has played down the loss of Reform UK’s last leader in Wales as a “bump in the road”.
The Clacton MP was unveiling the party’s new regional leader after Dan Thomas stood down last Tuesday.
He was arrested on suspicion of assault and controlling or coercive behaviours. He has been bailed and says he has done nothing wrong.
The former Tory councillor is still a member of the Welsh parliament, and has been Reform’s Welsh leader since February.
The role was previously filled by Nathan Gill, who led the party in Wales for two months in 2021. He was jailed for 10 and a half years in 2025 for taking Russian bribes.
Reform’s main leader Farage announced today that his ally Helen Jenner, previously the deputy leader in Wales, would be taking over.
Alluding to Thomas’s exit, Farage said: “I am sorry for his personal difficulties that he is...
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