Farage rules out standing in Senedd election

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage said he will not be a candidate in next year's Senedd elections, and has no long term plan to lead the party in Wales.

The MP for Clacton, in Essex, said he would lead Reform into the campaign for next May's poll until a Welsh leader has been chosen to take over.

Asked if he wanted to lead the party in Wales, he said: "I'm not Welsh, so it's not going to be me."

Under the Welsh Parliament's rules, an MP would have to stand down from the UK Parliament if they were to become a Member of the Senedd (MS).