{"id":263934,"date":"2025-07-22T15:05:21","date_gmt":"2025-07-22T14:05:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/conservative-senedd-member-laura-anne-jones-announces-defection-to-reform-uk\/"},"modified":"2025-07-22T15:05:21","modified_gmt":"2025-07-22T14:05:21","slug":"conservative-senedd-member-laura-anne-jones-announces-defection-to-reform-uk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/conservative-senedd-member-laura-anne-jones-announces-defection-to-reform-uk\/","title":{"rendered":"Conservative Senedd member Laura Anne Jones announces defection to Reform UK"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/CWVGbiglNDE\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Conservative Senedd member Laura Anne Jones announces defection to Reform UK\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CWVGbiglNDE\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Conservative Senedd member Laura Anne Jones has joined Reform UK.<\/p>\n<p>The announcement of the party&#8217;s first member of the Senedd was made at the Royal Welsh Show in Builth Wells, Powys, on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The annual event is Europe&#8217;s largest agricultural show and attracts thousands of visitors every year.<\/p>\n<p>Laura Anne Jones was initially a member of the Senedd for the South Wales East region between 2003 and 2007, before returning in 2020.<\/p>\n<p>She is the second high-profile defection from the Conservative Party in recent weeks, after former cabinet minister David Jones joined the party earlier this month.<\/p>\n<p>Reform UK leader Nigel Farage said the latest defection was a &quot;big step forward for [the party] in Wales&quot;.<\/p>\n<p>#Farage #NigelFarage #UKPolitics <\/p>\n<p>SUBSCRIBE to our YouTube channel for more videos: http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Twitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/skynews<br \/>\nLike us on Facebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on Instagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/skynews<br \/>\nFollow us on TikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@skynews <\/p>\n<p>For more content go to http:\/\/news.sky.com and download our apps: Apple https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/gb\/app\/sky-news\/id316391924?mt=8 Android https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.bskyb.skynews.android&amp;hl=en_GB <\/p>\n<p>Sky News Daily podcast is available for free here: https:\/\/podfollow.com\/skynewsdaily\/ <\/p>\n<p>To enquire about licensing Sky News content, you can find more information here: https:\/\/news.sky.com\/info\/library-sales<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Conservative Senedd member Laura Anne Jones has joined Reform UK. 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