{"id":315663,"date":"2026-02-05T21:00:32","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T21:00:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/can-nigel-farages-new-leader-of-reform-uk-in-wales-help-them-to-election-triumph-itv-news\/"},"modified":"2026-02-05T21:00:32","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T21:00:32","slug":"can-nigel-farages-new-leader-of-reform-uk-in-wales-help-them-to-election-triumph-itv-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/can-nigel-farages-new-leader-of-reform-uk-in-wales-help-them-to-election-triumph-itv-news\/","title":{"rendered":"Can Nigel Farage&#8217;s new leader of Reform UK in Wales help them to election triumph? | ITV News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/R_9rKMXcw4U\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Can Nigel Farage's new leader of Reform UK in Wales help them to election triumph? | ITV News\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/R_9rKMXcw4U\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has unveiled a leader of the party in Wales, plus the defection of a second Member of the Senedd.<\/p>\n<p>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.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Thomas, who grew up in Wales, was the Conservative leader of Barnet Council from 2019 to 2022 and joined Reform UK last year.<\/p>\n<p>In December, he quit as a councillor for Finchley Church End after returning to Wales with his family.<\/p>\n<p>He told a party event in Newport: \u201cI was born and raised in the Welsh Valleys, where my family lived for generations. 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