Reform UK’s sole Senedd Member, Laura Anne Jones - who defected to the party in the summer - has been suspended following an investigation by the Senedd after referring to “chinky spies” when talking about claims Tik Tok was spying on users. The messages were in a private WhatsApp group with staff members. Her suspension will last two weeks and ends on December 3rd.
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