Reform Wales leader Dan Thomas backs call to remove Ukraine flag outside Senedd
Dan Thomas, leader of Reform Wales, has expressed support for removing the Ukrainian flag from outside the Senedd, advocating for flags that represent the United Kingdom. His comments follow a call from fellow party member Cai Parry-Jones, who criticized the flag as 'virtue signalling.' The Senedd currently displays the Ukrainian flag alongside Welsh and Union flags, but Thomas believes solidarity with Ukraine can be shown without flying foreign flags.
- ▪Dan Thomas supports removing the Ukrainian flag from outside the Senedd.
- ▪Cai Parry-Jones described the flag as 'virtue signalling.'
- ▪The Senedd currently flies the Ukrainian flag along with Welsh and Union flags.
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Reform Wales leader Dan Thomas backs call to remove Ukraine flag outside SeneddJust nowShareSaveAdd as preferred on GoogleDavid Deans,Wales political reporterandCemlyn Davies,Wales political correspondentGetty ImagesA Ukrainian flag has flown outside the Senedd since 2022 following Russia's invasion of the countryReform UK's leader in Wales has backed calls from one of his Senedd members for the Ukrainian flag outside the Welsh Parliament to be removed.Dan Thomas said he thought "all flags flown in the United Kingdom should be United Kingdom flags".His comments came after the party's finance spokesman, Cai Parry-Jones, called flying Ukraine's blue and yellow flag outside the Senedd building "virtue signalling".Speaking to BBC Politics Wales, in an interview to be broadcast on Sunday,…
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