Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has unveiled a leader of the party in Wales, plus the defection of a second Member of the Senedd.
Welsh-born former London council leader Dan Thomas has been unveiled by Farage as the leader of Reform UK in Wales ahead of the Senedd election in May.
Mr Thomas, who grew up in Wales, was the Conservative leader of Barnet Council from 2019 to 2022 and joined Reform UK last year.
In December, he quit as a councillor for Finchley Church End after returning to Wales with his family.
He told a party event in Newport: “I was born and raised in the Welsh Valleys, where my family lived for generations. My granddad was a miner, as was his dad before him.”
• Subscribe to ITV News on YouTube: http://bit.ly/2lOHmNj
• Get breaking news and more stories at http://www.itv.com/news
Follow ITV News on TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@itvnews?lang=en
Follow ITV News on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/itvnews/
Follow ITV News on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/itvnews/
Follow ITV News on X: https://twitter.com/itvnews
