A FORMER Conservative Parliamentary candidate has become the second member of the party on a Gwent council to defect to Reform UK.

The Conservatives however have dismissed Nick Jones, who stood for them at the 2024 general election, and stated he produced one of the party’s worst ever results in Newport and blasted his proposal for a motorway tunnel under the city.

The former candidate, who is also known as Nicholas, stood for the Tories in the Newport West and Islwyn constituency but was beatin into third place by Reform which claimed second spot behind Labour’s Ruth Jones.

Reform UK has now announced Mr Jones, a member of Pontypool Community Council, has joined........

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