Who is Llŷr Powell, Reform’s candidate in the Caerphilly Senedd by-election?

Who is Llŷr Powell, Reform’s candidate in the Caerphilly Senedd by-election?

Llŷr Powell is Reform UK’s candidate for the Senedd by-election in Caerphilly this Thursday (23 October). Why is there a by-election and what’s at stake? The by-election was triggered after the constituency’s Labour Senedd member Hefin David sadly died unexpectedly. Currently Reform has only one Senedd member, Laura Anne Jones, who recently defected from the Tories. Jones says Reform is “not ruling out” abolishing the Welsh Parliament (Senedd). …

Caerphilly by-election: Will Plaid or Reform have last laugh in Tommy

Caerphilly is famous for three Cs: coal, cheese and its mighty castle. It’s also the birthplace of the legendary comedian Tommy Cooper. And after Thursday’s Senedd by-election, in what was once a Labour stronghold as impregnable as the castle, it’s Plaid Cymru or Reform UK that will have the last laugh. It may not be a Westminster by-election, but this clash will have an impact on UK politics way beyond the Welsh valleys if Nigel Farage’s party …

Steve Aicheler: The Liberal Democrat candidate for the Caerphilly Senedd by-election

A resident of Machen for 20 years with his family, Cllr Aicheler explains why Wales needs “serious solutions to serious problems”.