Reform Wales launched their 2026 Senedd Election manifesto today ahead of the Senedd elections in May - with the party pledging to scrap default 20mph speed limits; and the Nation of Sanctuary policy, to end the use of migrant hotels in Welsh communities.<br />The insurgent party is battling with Plaid Cymru for the top spot in crunch elections in May.<br />Leader Dan Thomas, was joined by Nigel Farage in Newport, in announcing that a Reform Welsh Government would scrap default 20mph speed limits and implement key road upgrades including an M4 Relief Road and the A55. <br />A BBC Wales poll this week found 54% of people in Wales oppose the 20mph speed limit. <br />The pair will also announced key pledges including scrapping the Nation of Sanctuary policy. Polling by ITV in September showed 49% of people in Wales would back such a move. <br />Other policies which Thomas says will ‘put Wales first’ include scrapping international aid and instead spending taxpayers’ cash in Wales, and prioritising Welsh people for social housing.<br />Reform Wales have also pledged to end the use of migrant hotels in Welsh communities and support the Welsh language. <br />In a suite of measures designed to ease cost of living pressures, the Party announced a 5% council tax referendum limit, a review of business rates and a ‘tax lock’ pledge that promises not to introduce any fresh levies in Wales. <br />On the NHS, Reform reiterated that the Welsh health service will always remain free, and pledge to slash waiting lists, end corridor care and future-proof the NHS by upgrading hospitals and digital infrastructure.<br />In a move that will delight rural communities, the Party pledged to reform the Sustainable Farming Scheme to ‘let farmers farm’, and work with farmers to deliver a 10-year food strategy.<br />Commenting, Dan Thomas, Leader of Reform Wales, said:“This manifesto is a blueprint for real change here in Wales.<br />“These promises put Wales and Welsh communities first, and unlike the pledges put forward by other parties, these are deliverable. <br />“Armed with this blueprint, we have all the building blocks to end a generation of decline here in Wales.”<br />Nigel Farage MP, Leader of Reform UK, said: “I’m immensely impressed by the hard work that has gone into developing this ambitious but realistic blueprint for government.<br />“In a Senedd Election campaign that has been characterised by fantasy economics from the other parties, this document is a serious plan to deliver the real change Wales deserves.<br />“I look forward to campaigning alongside Dan and the Welsh team between now and May 7.”<br />
