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Conservative Senedd member Laura Anne Jones announces defection to Reform UK
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July 22, 2025
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11:56Now PlayingConservative Senedd member Laura Anne Jones has joined Reform UK.
The announcement of the party's first member of the Senedd was made at the Royal Welsh Show in Builth Wells, Powys, on Tuesday.
The annual event is Europe's largest agricultural show and attracts thousands of visitors every year.
Laura Anne Jones was initially a member of the Senedd for the South Wales East region between 2003 and 2007, before returning in 2020.
She is the second high-profile defection from the Conservative Party in recent weeks, after former cabinet minister David Jones joined the party earlier this month.
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage said the latest defection was a "big step forward for [the party] in Wales".
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