In a remarkable turn of events for a new party, and in a sudden upsurge of political power, Reform UK has won 34 seats in the Welsh Senedd, placing it behind Plaid Cymru as the second biggest party in Wales and a force for change in the devolved nation.
Nigel Farage MP (Clacton/Reform UK) and his Welsh counterpart, Dan Thomas (Casnewydd Islwyn/Reform UK), have stunned doubters to reach prominence at the expense of both Labour and the Conservatives, who languish in third and fourth places respectively.