LONDON — The Welsh leader of Nigel Farage’s Reform UK resigned Tuesday after being arrested on suspicion of assault. Dan Thomas, who led the party in the Welsh parliament, said in a statement he was standing down from his role for “personal reasons.” “Over the weekend, I was reported to the police and was released without charge. I stress that I have done nothing wrong, but I do not want the coming headlines to be a distraction from the fantastic work our Senedd team is doing in holding this government to account,” he said.
Reform said Tuesday that Thomas was not taking part in a parliamentary question session with the first minister of Wales for “personal reasons.” Gwent Police said in a statement reported by multiple media outlets: “On Sunday 13 September a 45-year-old man, from the Aberbargoed area, was arrested on suspicion of assault and engaging in controlling/coercive behaviour.
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