David Chadwick Comments on James Evans Defection

5 Feb 2026
David Chadwick MP

Commenting on James Evans MS' defection to Reform UK, local Welsh Liberal Democrat MP for Brecon, Radnor and Cwm Tawe David Chadwick, said: 

“What’s clear is that James Evans is more interested in protecting his own career than standing up for his constituents in Brecon and Radnorshire.

"You could fill a library with his past criticisms of Reform and of Conservative defectors. He has described Reform as a danger to national security because of its links to Russia, and warned they would push Britain towards an insurance-based NHS.

"Yet the moment his own seat came under threat, he jumped ship to the very people he once said had no principles.

"The Welsh Liberal Democrats are clear: our principles are not for sale. We will continue to do what we were elected to do, stand up for our constituents, not engage in political psychodrama.”

ENDS

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