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Former Tory council leader Dan Thomas unveiled as head of Reform UK in Wales
Dan Thomas, chosen for his experience and local roots, leads Reform UK in Wales with the party polling second at 23% ahead of Labour, aiming for Senedd election success.
- On Thursday, Nigel Farage announced Dan Thomas as Reform UK’s Wales leader at a Newport press conference at the ICC.
- Dan Thomas, who was born in the South Wales Valleys, built his political career in England leading Barnet Council until 2022 and defected from the Conservatives to Reform last June.
- Farage said he picked Dan Thomas because he is `battle hardened` with frontline budget experience, while Thomas called supporters `the people's army` in a combative campaign tone.
- Responding, Welsh Labour and Plaid criticised the move, with Welsh Labour calling Reform `filed by Tories` and Rhun ap Iorwerth labelling the new leader `lapdog`.
- With the May 7 election approaching, January polls put Reform UK at 23%, and `soon` party sources said candidates and a manifesto will be unveiled later.
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Yet another Tory defector has been rewarded by Nigel Farage. This time Dan Thomas, a former Tory leader of Barnet council, has been announced by Farage as Reform UK’s leader in Wales, leading to much criticism. Thomas led Barnet council between 2019 and 2022, when the north London council was seized by Labour, and defected to Farage’s Reform party last summer. Farage told a press conference that he had chosen Thomas because: “He tells a story o…
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