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Simon Thomas resigns as Plaid Cymru Welsh Assembly Member Simon Thomas resigns as Plaid Cymru Welsh Assembly Member
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Plaid Cymru's Simon Thomas has resigned as a Welsh Assembly Member. Simon Thomas has resigned as a Welsh Assembly Member and quit Plaid Cymru.
The 54-year-old married father-of-two was elected as AM for the Mid and West Wales region in 2011. The 54-year-old married father-of-two was elected as Plaid AM for the Mid and West Wales region in 2011.
Mr Thomas, who was MP for Ceredigion between 2000 and 2005, has deleted his Twitter page and personal website.Mr Thomas, who was MP for Ceredigion between 2000 and 2005, has deleted his Twitter page and personal website.
In a statement, the Assembly's Presiding Officer Elin Jones said: "The Llywydd has received a letter of resignation from Simon Thomas with immediate effect."
As the announcement of Mr Thomas's resignation came, Plaid Cymru chair Alun Ffred Jones said the party was "aware of a police investigation into allegations of a serious offence".
"Due to that ongoing investigation it would not be appropriate to comment further at this time," he said.
The resignation of Mr Thomas, a former leadership candidate in 2013 before dropping out, will not trigger a by-election as he was a list member.
Former AM Helen Mary Jones, who is next on the Plaid list in the Mid and West Wales region, will replace him.
The former librarian, who lives in Aberystwyth, was a special senior advisor to former deputy first minister Ieuan Wyn Jones before he was elected to the assembly.