Reform UK politician appears to use smart glasses as teleprompter during Senedd debate – video
Jason O’Connell is suspected of having used smart glasses that turned his lenses into tiny teleprompters.
The Guardian reports: Jason O’Connell is suspected of having used smart glasses that turned his lenses into tiny teleprompters.
Periodic flashing in his spectacles could be seen as the Senedd member for Pontypridd Cynon Merthyr spoke for five minutes without a glance at his notes on 30 September. There is no suggestion O’Connell's glasses were recording.
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