Reform UK vows to end political consensus and revive Welsh industry

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Nigel Farage has made it clear that Reform UK is willing to strike agreements with other parties to form a government in Wales next year, acknowledging to BBC Wales that winning an outright majority under the Senedd’s new voting system will be a tough challenge. The upcoming elections in May 2026 will see a larger Senedd with 96 seats, chosen through a list system designed to better mirror the public’s choices. “Confidence and supply relationships we will of course consider with anybody if it’s the right thing to do,” Farage told BBC Wales.

He pointed out that Reform UK has yet to select its candidates for the Senedd elections, saying, “We haven’t even picked our candidates yet for the Senedd elections, once we do it will become increasingly clear who (the likely leader) is.” Farage was emphatic that the party’s mission is not about protest, but about bringing industry back to south Wales, stating, “We’re not protesting.

We want to reindustrialise south Wales. Let’s be absolutely clear about that.” He criticised the current political consensus, remarking, “The fact that we’ve all bowed down to this god of net zero, closing down steelworks, closing down some of the coal that we still need, all of this is madness. The Senedd has been overtaken by people who all believe in the same blooming thing. We’re going to be a big antidote to that. It’s not a protest, this is about positive change.”

Despite Reform UK finishing second in 13 Welsh constituencies at the recent General Election, the party did not secure any Senedd seats in the last vote. When asked if Reform UK would commit to keeping free prescriptions in Wales, Farage responded, “If we can, yes of course.”