NBC News // Reform in Wales

27th June 2026

Jason O'Connell, Reform candidate for Pontypridd Cynon Merthyr photographed in Merthyr Tydfil.

Ahead of the Welsh Senedd Elections, I spend the day with reporter, Alexander Smith, in Blaenau Gwent, where Reform were predicted to outperform Labour, the largest party in Wales for over 100 years. We met locals who were voting Reform, as well as the Reform candidate, Jason O’Connell.

Link to the story https://www.nbcnews.com/world/united-kingdom/hard-right-trump-ally-seeks-liftoff-forgotten-britain-rcna342450

The view from Morlais Castle ruins towards Merthyr Tydfil on a cloudy day.

Janis Casault photographed at the Cwmcelyn nature reserve in Blaina.