Dan Thomas, Reform UK's leader in Wales and a former Conservative councillor elected to Senedd in May 2026, resigned on September 15, 2026, after being arrested and bailed on suspicion of assault. He was released without charge following police questioning.
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Dan Thomas, a former Tory councillor, was elected to Senedd as leader of the opposition in May The leader of Reform UK in Wales is standing down after he was arrested and bailed on suspicion of assault and coercive or controlling behaviour. Dan Thomas, a former Tory councillor, was announced as Reform UK’s Welsh leader by Nigel Farage in February. He was elected to the Senedd as leader of the oppo
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Reform UK's leader Dan Thomas has resigned as the party's Welsh leader.
Reform UK leader in Wales said he was ‘reported to the police and was released without charge’
Imagine a party so corrupt and thuggishly criminal that it had to replace its leader not once, but twice in the space of less than 12 months. That’s the Welsh # Reform UK Party. First Nathan Gill sentenced to 10.5 years in prison for taking bribes from Russians. Now Dan Thomas resigns as he’s arrested for assault, bailed pending further police inquiries. What next? https://www. theguardian.com/uk-
The leader of Reform UK in Wales stood down after arrest on suspicion of assault. Dan Thomas, a former Tory councillor, was elected to Senedd as leader of the opposition in May.
Another contender for immortality? The “Huge blow” Chronicles… www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/huge-b... Dan Thomas said he was standing down “for personal reasons”.
Dan Thomas resigns as Reform Wales leader after arrest on suspicion of assault. Last yr Nathan Gill, former Reform UK leader in Wales, received 10.5 years prison sentence for taking bribes to make pro-Russia interviews and speeches. Taking back control? Thomas said he has done nothing wrong as Gwent Police confirms arrest on suspicion of assault.
REFORM UK - WALES MESS 1 Reform UK’s former Wales leader jailed for taking bribes for pro-Russia speeches 2 Leader of Reform UK in Wales stands down after arrest on suspicion of assault www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026... 3 Reform MS defects to Plaid Cymru in attack on party's approach to Wales Nation.Cymru staff A Reform UK Member of the Senedd has defected to Plaid Cymru, accusing her former par
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Seriously, Plaid accepted a Reform UK member to defect to them? I'm not amused. www.dailypost.co.uk/news/north-w... The party has been thrown in chaos on the same day member resigns, saying Reform has 'no interest in Wales'
Nigel Farage has sent a message of support to Reform UK’s Senedd group following the arrest and resignation of its Welsh leader Dan Thomas Nation.Cymru staff/agencies Nigel Farage has sent a message of support to Reform UK’s Senedd group following the arrest and resignation of its Welsh leader Dan Thomas. Reform chief whip Llŷr Powell sa...
BBC News - Reform not suspending former leader arrested on suspicion of assault, says chief whip www.bbc.co.uk/news/article... Llŷr Powell says whip will not be removed from Dan Thomas, who continues as a Reform MS.