An elected member (MS) who has defected from Reform to Plaid Cymru says Nigel Farage’s party is “falling apart.” Sarah Cooper-Lesadd leaves Reform after the party’s leader in Wales resigns, according to reports.
The developments are reported as part of wider political turbulence around Reform UK’s operations in Wales. The Independent and Yahoo both link Cooper-Lesadd’s decision to recent leadership changes within Reform UK in Wales, including the resignation of the Wales leader.
While outlets focus on the same sequence of events, they emphasize slightly different aspects of the story. The Independent highlights Cooper-Lesadd’s assessment of Reform’s stability after the leadership resignation. Yahoo also reports the defection and the same quoted claim, focusing on the immediate implication for Reform’s standing among Welsh politicians.
All accounts agree the defection marks a change in representation from Reform to Plaid Cymru and is tied directly to the resignation of Reform’s Wales leader.
