英国改革党威尔士领导人因涉嫌袭击被捕后宣布辞职

丹·托马斯因涉嫌袭击被逮捕并保释后，宣布辞去英国改革党威尔士领导人的职位。1警方于9月13日逮捕了一名45岁男子涉嫌袭击罪名，随后予以保释待查。1托马斯在声明中否认了指控，表示"我没有做错任何事，但不想让即将出现的头条新闻分散我们议会团队问责政府工作的注意力"。1

托马斯于今年2月被奈杰尔·法拉奇任命为改革党威尔士领导人。1在5月举行的威尔士议会选举中，改革党在扩大至96个席位的议会中获得34个席位，成为第二大党，托马斯随后当选为议会反对党领导人。1此前，托马斯曾在2019年至2022年期间担任巴尼特委员会领导人，去年夏天加入了改革党。1

Dan Thomas, who was appointed leader of Reform UK in Wales in February, has stepped down from the position following his arrest on suspicion of assault.1 Police confirmed that a 45-year-old man from the Abercynon area was arrested on September 13 on suspicion of assault and subsequently released on bail pending further investigation.1 Thomas has denied the allegations but stated that he does not wish for upcoming negative headlines to distract his parliamentary team from holding the government accountable.1

Thomas's resignation comes less than four months after Reform UK achieved significant electoral success in Wales.1 Following May's Welsh parliamentary elections, the party became the second-largest group in the expanded 96-seat Welsh Senedd, securing 34 seats, and Thomas was elected as leader of the opposition.1 Prior to joining Reform UK last summer, Thomas had served as leader of Barnet Council from 2019 to 2022.1