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Helen Jenner has been unveiled as the new leader of Reform UK in Wales, replacing Dan Thomas who stepped down after being arrested on suspicion of assault and coercive behaviour. Nigel Farage described the change as a 'bump in the road' and said the party will carry on as if.
🐿️ Reform UK's quick replacement of a leader arrested for domestic abuse suggests a pattern of prioritizing continuity over accountability.
Nigel Farage told BBC's Laura Kuenssberg he 'wasn't listening' during undercover talks where senior aides plotted to circumvent foreign donation laws. Reform UK has been reported to police over potential criminal breaches involving foreign company donations.
🐿️ Farage's selective hearing is a convenient shield when caught red-handed in a donation loophole scheme.
An undercover investigation by Channel 4 News and the Verbatim group filmed Reform UK officials appearing to plot to circumvent electoral laws by accepting £30,000 in polling costs from an impermissible foreign donor, posing as an American father.
🐿️ If Reform can't follow the rules on foreign cash, how can they be trusted to run the country?
Nigel Farage won the Clacton byelection but avoided the count after Essex police warned of a plot to embarrass him. He pre-emptively declared victory, claiming more votes than in 2024, while a standards watchdog resumed its investigation into his financial gifts.
🐿️ Farage's absence from his own victory count shows he's more interested in controlling the narrative than facing the music, especially with the standards probe back on.
