Independent Alliance for Reform

Political group in the Welsh Parliament

Independent Alliance for Reform Y Gynghrair Annibynnol dros Ddiwygio

Abbreviation	IAR
Leader	Caroline Jones
Founders	Caroline Jones David Rowlands Mandy Jones
Founded	16 October 2020 (2020-10-16)
Dissolved	7 May 2021 (2021-05-07)
Split from	Brexit Party
Ideology	Regionalism Hard Euroscepticism
Colours	Magenta Cyan
5th Senedd	3 / 60
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The Independent Alliance for Reform (Welsh: Y Gynghrair Annibynnol dros Ddiwygio) was a political group in the Senedd. It was founded in October 2020, and had three members. The party was dissolved in 2021 when all three of its Senedd Members lost their seats in that year's election.

Membership

The following Members of the Senedd were part of the group:

All were former members of UKIP and then of the Brexit Party. The group's leader was Caroline Jones, who was an independent, whilst David Rowlands and Mandy Jones were still members of Reform UK, formerly known as the Brexit Party.

All three lost their seats at the 2021 Senedd election.

References

"MSs defect to form new Independent Alliance for Reform". Gair Rhydd. 17 October 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
"Brexit Party members of Welsh Parliament join new Senedd group". BBC News. 16 October 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
^ "Senedd musical chairs continues as Brexit Party members switch allegiance again". Nation.Cymru. 16 October 2020. Retrieved 26 October 2020.
"MS joins newly established party 'focused on bringing reform' to the Senedd". South Wales Argus. Retrieved 26 October 2020.

External links

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5th Assembly
Labour (28/29)	Mick Antoniw Hannah Blythyn Dawn Bowden Jayne Bryant Hefin David Alun Davies (–Jan 2021, Feb 2021–)××× Mark Drakeford † Rebecca Evans Vaughan Gething John Griffiths Lesley Griffiths Mike Hedges Vikki Howells Jane Hutt Huw Irranca-Davies Julie James Ann Jones Carwyn Jones († till Dec 2018) Jeremy Miles Eluned Morgan Julie Morgan Lynne Neagle Rhianon Passmore Jenny Rathbone David Rees Carl Sargeant (died Nov 2017) Jack Sargeant (Feb 2018–) Ken Skates Lee Waters Joyce Watson
Conservatives (12-10)	Mohammad Asghar (died Jun 2020) Angela Burns Andrew RT Davies † († till June 2018, Jan 2021–) Paul Davies († Sept 2018–Jan 2021) Suzy Davies Janet Finch-Saunders Russell George David Melding Mark Isherwood Laura Anne Jones (Jul 2020–) Darren Millar Nick Ramsay (–Dec 2019, Feb 2020–)×× Mark Reckless (Apr 2017–May 2019)×
Plaid Cymru (12-10)	Dafydd Elis-Thomas (–Oct 2016) Llyr Gruffydd Siân Gwenllian Rhun ap Iorwerth Delyth Jewell (Jan 2019– ) Elin Jones Helen Mary Jones (Aug 2018– ) Steffan Lewis (died Jan 2019) David Lloyd Neil McEvoy (–Jan 2018) Adam Price † Bethan Sayed Simon Thomas (–Jul 2018) Leanne Wood († till Sept 2018)
UKIP (1-7)	Gareth Bennett (–Nov 2019, † Oct 2018–May 2019) Michelle Brown (–March 2019) Nathan Gill (–Sep 2016) Neil Hamilton († till May 2018) Caroline Jones (–May 2019, † May–Oct 2018) Mandy Jones (Dec 2017) Mark Reckless (–Apr 2017) David Rowlands (–May 2019)
Brexit Party (0-4)	Caroline Jones (May 2019–Aug 2020) Mandy Jones (May 2019–Oct 2020) Mark Reckless (May 2019–) David Rowlands (May 2019–Oct 2020)
Independent Alliance for Reform (0-3)	Mandy Jones (Oct 2020–) Caroline Jones (Oct 2020–) David Rowlands (Oct 2020–)
Liberal Democrats (1)	Kirsty Williams
Welsh National Party/Propel (0-1)	Neil McEvoy (Jan 2020–)
Independent (0-4)	Gareth Bennett (Nov 2019– ) Michelle Brown (March 2019–) Alun Davies (Jan–Feb 2021) Dafydd Elis-Thomas (Oct 2016– ) Nathan Gill (Sep 2016–Dec 2017) Caroline Jones (Aug 2020–Oct 2020) Mandy Jones (Jan 2018–May 2019) Neil McEvoy (Jan 2018–Jan 2020) Nick Ramsay (Jan 2020–Feb 2020)
Presiding Officer: Elin Jones † = Party leaders. × Member of the Conservative group but not party ×× Suspended from Conservative group 2 Jan 2020 to 13 Feb 2020 ××× Suspended from Labour group 19 Jan - 23 Feb 2021

2016 referendum on the United Kingdom's membership of the European Union, and Brexit

Referendum question

"Should the United Kingdom remain a member of the European Union or leave the European Union?"

Referendum legislation

Background

Treaties	Rome 1972 Accession Treaty Single European Act Maastricht Amsterdam Nice European Constitution Lisbon UK opt-outs from EU legislation
Legislation	European Communities Act 1972 Amendments: 1986 1993 1998 2002 2008 2011 European Economic Area Act 1993
Proposed bills	European Union Bill 2004–05 European Communities Act 1972 (Repeal) Bills European Union (Referendum) Bill 2013–14
Elections	2014 European Parliament election 2015 general election
By-elections	2014 Clacton 2014 Heywood and Middleton 2014 Rochester and Strood
Other	UK accession 1973 EC enlargement UK membership 1975 EC membership referendum UK rebate Bruges speech No. No. No. Black Wednesday EEA Maastricht Rebels The European Union: In or Out Bloomberg speech Russian interference Balance of Competences Review 2015–16 renegotiation Euroscepticism in the UK

Campaign

Campaign
organisations

Remain	Britain Stronger in Europe (official campaign) Labour In for Britain
Leave	Vote Leave (official campaign) Leave.EU BeLeave Grassroots Out Labour Leave Campaign for an Independent Britain The Freedom Association Better Off Out Get Britain Out Bruges Group

Aftermath of
referendum

Political party leadership elections	Conservative 2016 2019 Scottish, February 2020 Labour UKIP
Opposition to Brexit	Proposed second referendum People's Vote Petition to revoke Article 50 Led By Donkeys Bollocks to Brexit
Elections	2017 local 2017 general 2018 local 2019 local 2019 European Parliament Brexit Party 2019 general
By-elections	2016 Witney 2016 Richmond Park 2016 Sleaford and North Hykeham 2017 Copeland 2017 Stoke-on-Trent Central 2019 Peterborough 2019 Brecon and Radnorshire
Other	International reactions March to Leave Brexit Alliance Blue Collar Conservativism Brexit Party Independent Alliance for Reform

Brexit process

Impact of Brexit
and
potential effects

on Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland	2024 Northern Ireland Executive formation Brexit and the Irish border Northern Ireland Protocol proposed changes Irish Sea border Windsor Framework
Other	on Gibraltar on the EU Science and technology Economic effects EU–UK relations after Brexit

Brexit legislation

White papers	Brexit plan Repeal Bill plan Chequers plan Brexit withdrawal agreement plan
Enacted	Notification of Withdrawal Act 2017 Withdrawal Act 2018 (Gibraltar) Nuclear Safeguards Act 2018 Cooper–Letwin Act Benn Act Withdrawal Agreement Act 2020 (Gibraltar) Internal Market Act 2020 Future Relationship Act 2020 UK Withdrawal from the European Union (Continuity) (Scotland) Act 2020 Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023
Proposed	Terms of Withdrawal from EU (Referendum) Bills UK Withdrawal from the European Union (Legal Continuity) (Scotland) Bill 2018 European Union Withdrawal Agreement (Public Vote) Bill 2017–19

Media depictions

Remainiacs (2017)
Postcards from the 48% (2018)
Not Tonight (2018)
Brexit: The Uncivil War (2019)
@BorderIrish (2018–2020)

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