Helen Mary Jones returns to Senedd to replace Simon Thomas

Helen Mary Jones has returned to the Assembly as AM for Mid and West Wales. She replaces Simon Thomas who resigned his seat last week after being arrested on suspicion of possessing indecent images.

When Helen Mary Jones arrived to take her oath of office, she was met outside the Senedd by Plaid Cymru leader Leanne Wood Credit: ITV News Cymru Wales

Helen Mary Jones was previously a Plaid Cymru Assembly Member between 1999 and 2011. She is currently the deputy director of the Morgan Academy at Swansea University.