{"id":378976,"date":"2026-09-15T22:00:08","date_gmt":"2026-09-15T21:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/reform-wales-leader-dan-thomas-steps-down-after-arrest\/"},"modified":"2026-09-15T22:00:08","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T21:00:08","slug":"reform-wales-leader-dan-thomas-steps-down-after-arrest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/reform-wales-leader-dan-thomas-steps-down-after-arrest\/","title":{"rendered":"Reform Wales leader Dan Thomas steps down after arrest"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/Vjgxvh3v9TE\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Reform Wales leader Dan Thomas steps down after arrest\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Vjgxvh3v9TE\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Reform UK Wales leader Dan Thomas has stepped down after he was arrested over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p>Thomas was arrested on suspicion of assault and controlling or coercive behaviour. He said he\u2019s \u201cdone nothing wrong.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A statement from Reform said Thomas was standing down from his position for personal reasons.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;-<br \/>\nGet more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/<br \/>\nSubscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<br \/>\nFollow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reform UK Wales leader Dan Thomas has stepped down after he was arrested over the weekend. Thomas was arrested on suspicion of assault and controlling or coercive behaviour. 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