
PARTIES in Wales queued up yesterday to condemn the continued campaigning for Reform UK by notorious fascists in the country.
Far Right Watch Wales (FRWW) said on social media that neonazis are rallying behind the party without any action by its leaders.
In a Facebook post the group said: “It was disappointing to see that our recent post revealing that infamous neofascists Joe Marsh and Roger Phillips are continuing to campaign for Reform in Wales was met with radio silence once again from the party.
“Phillips was at one time an organiser for the fascist BNP in Wales while Marsh — who has convictions for extreme violence — is Wales’ organiser of the neonazi, holocaust-denying group Patriotic Alternative and was also the leading figure in the ‘Welsh division’ of Tommy Robinson’s English Defence League.”
FRWW also revealed that the two extremists were placing Reform UK banners on bridges in Llanelli and Swansea.
Leading Welsh Conservative Senedd member Laura Ann Jones recently defected to Reform UK last month at the Royal Welsh Show, but had no comment to offer the Star.
A Plaid Cymru statement said: “The so-called group Voice of Wales is a far-right, neofascist outfit that has no place in our communities.
“The fact that some of its most prominent figures are part of Reform UK is deeply disturbing.
“We fully expect Reform’s leadership to make it clear that there is no room for far-right extremism in Welsh politics.
“If they don’t, they expose themselves as little more than fear-mongering extremists who are offering a safe-haven for hate.”
Welsh Liberal Democrats leader Jane Dodds said: “I am appalled by reports that far-right figures and neofascists are continuing to campaign for Reform UK.
“Reform UK are taking pains to present a mainstream image but if they can’t — or won’t — take action against extremists in their midst then it raises serious concerns.
“There is no place in Wales for this kind of racism [and] hatred, or extremist ideologies.”
Far Right Watch Wales also said that the far-right website Voice of Wales’s co-founder Dan Morgan was operating a Reform Swansea supporters Facebook group under a fake profile, which continues to operate despite being reported to Reform.
Mr Morgan has been found guilty of conspiracy to commit fraud and given a six-month prison sentence suspended for 12 months.
Reform UK failed to respond to the Star and Welsh Labour declined to comment.
