Reform UK Politician Sarah Cooper-Lesadd Defects to Plaid Cymru; Tice Accuses Her of Deception

Sarah Cooper-Lesadd, a politician for Reform UK, defected to Plaid Cymru after accusing Reform of having "no interest in Wales." Reform leader Richard Tice countered on September 19, 2026, that she had lied about her beliefs and revealed she had voted Remain in the 2016 EU referendum.