Helen Jenner will be party’s new head in Senedd as Farage says Dan Thomas’s arrest was a ‘bump in the road’ Ben Quinn is a Guardian political correspondent. Nigel Farage has unveiled Helen Jenner as Reform UK’s new leader in Wales after her predecessor stood down last week following his arrest. Jenner, who was previously Reform’s deputy leader in Wales, joined Farage on the steps of the Senedd, where he described the loss of the party’s Welsh leader last week as a “bump in the road”. Dan Thomas announced last week that he was standing down after he was arrested and bailed on suspicion of assault and controlling or coercive behaviour. The former Tory councillor had only been announced as Reform’s Welsh leader by Nigel Farage in February. Jenner is a Welsh speaker from Neath, near Port Talbot in south Wales. She represents Bangor Conwy Môn in the Senedd. “I have known Helen for many, many year. She is a determined campaigner and I think she is going to do a very, very good job,” said Farage. Referring to the departure of Thomas, he added: We will carry on as if nothing has happened We could have done without this bump in the road. But it has happened, We are making the best of it. Conference, whilst Reform wants to erode people’s rights, we Liberal Democrats want to protect them. Which is why I wanted to show you these. Continue reading...