Image source, PAImage caption, Reform leader Nigel Farage is reported to have recorded a video message which included the comment in the summer of 2025ByGareth Lewis, Wales political editor and Adrian Browne, Wales political reporterPublished19 March 2026 Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has been criticised by rival parties for describing Welsh people as "foreign speakers" in a paid-for video message. Farage made the comment in a recorded greeting where he said he was "gutted" to be unable to attend a wedding because half of the number of guests were Welsh. Labour, Plaid Cymru, the Conservatives and other parties criticised Farage's video, which was supplied via the Cameo video platform through which celebrities record messages for a fee. A spokesperson for Farage said the videos "should not be treated as political statements or campaign activity". The video was found by the Guardian, external, with seven weeks to go before Wales' Senedd election in which Reform is vying to lead the next Welsh government.
Published: March 19, 2026 5:24 pm
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