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Helen Jenner has been named the new leader of Reform UK in Wales after the previous leader, Mr Thomas, stepped down due to personal reasons involving legal issues. Jenner, who was deputy leader before this appointment, is fluent in Welsh and was elected as Member of the Senedd for Bangor Conwy Mon in May’s election. She will now lead the largest opposition group in the Welsh Parliament.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-09-21,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
Nigel Farage announced Helen Jenner as the new leader of Reform in Wales after the previous leader, Dan Thomas, stepped down following his arrest on suspicion of assault and controlling or coercive behavior. The change occurred last week when a vote was held by Reform Senedd members, with Jenner elected to replace Thomas, who became the party's Welsh leader in February. Jenner, originally from Neath and fluent in Welsh, had been serving as deputy leader alongside her role as Member of the Senedd for Bangor Conwy Môn since April. She now leads the largest opposition group in the Senedd.
Written for “Helen Jenner New Leader Reform UK Wales” on 2026-10-05,
grounded in this article and the 4 other(s) covering the same event.
Mr Thomas was named the party’s Welsh leader in February and led Reform to become the second largest in the Welsh Parliament at an election in May.
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He said last week he was stepping down for “personal reasons” after he was arrested on suspicion of assault and controlling or coercive behaviour.
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he → say → assault
Ms Jenner, a fluent Welsh speaker and mother-of-two, was born in Neath and raised on Anglesey.
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Jenner → bear → Anglesey
She left Wales to pursue career opportunities, spending a decade living and teaching in the north west of England and in London before returning to Anglesey in 2019.
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She → leave → 2019
She was named deputy leader in April and elected Member of the Senedd for Bangor Conwy Mon at the Welsh Parliament election in May.
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Ms Jenner will now lead the largest opposition group in the Senedd.
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Jenner → lead → Senedd
In a statement last week, Mr Thomas said: “It has been the honour of my life to have been the leader of Reform Wales and see this party go from zero to 34 elected members and become the largest opposition group in Welsh history.
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party → say → history
“With deep regret, I am now standing down from this position due to personal reasons.
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I → stand → reasons
“Over the weekend, I was reported to the police and was released without charge.
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I → report → charge
I will continue to serve my constituents in Casnewydd Islwyn and will fully back whoever the group selects as its next leader.”
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group → continue → leader
“I am sorry for his personal difficulties that he’s going through,” he added.
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he → go → that
“No-one’s life is ever seamless and I am quite sure he will come out of these before too long.
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he → come → these
“But it was pretty much untenable for him to continue as leader whilst he had these domestic disputes going on.”
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disputes → continue → leader
He said of Ms Jenner: “I’ve known Helen for many, many years.
“She’s a determined campaigner, someone that I trust, and I think’s going to do a very, very good job.”
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I → say → job
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