Reform UK's candidate vetting branded brutal and intrusive by councillor

Reform UK says it is vetting Welsh Senedd candidates with social-media checks and background reviews, a process described as brutal and intrusive by a party councillor. The party has scrutinized decades of online history, leading to the exclusion of some potentially good candidates for past posts, including a pattern seen in 2024 when 12 Reform candidates were dropped after their past comments. No Welsh leadership or list of candidates has been officially announced yet, and rumours about leadership are not official.