- Conservative defector Laura Anne Jones has been named as the new deputy leader of Reform UK in Wales.
- Her appointment completes a leadership shake-up following Helen Jenner's promotion to Welsh party leader on Monday.
- Former leader Dan Thomas resigned after being arrested on suspicion of assault and controlling or coercive behaviour, though he was released without charge and denies wrongdoing.
- Jones was suspended from the Senedd for 14 days in November after using a racial slur in a private WhatsApp group.
- Reform UK leader Nigel Farage supported the new leadership team, describing the recent disruption as a bump in the road.
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