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The Latest Breaking News from Kent County Council

Reform council planning ‘huge’ cuts in adult social care

Kent County Council has estimated that 18,804 people could be impacted by the proposal

Evening Standard

Plans show £60m ‘gap’ in Reform council’s budget even with council tax increase

Kent County Council was won by Reform at local elections in May, when their candidates promised to cut council spending and keep taxes low.

Evening Standard

Reform UK council’s budget reveals ‘gaping’ £60 million deficit – and it could get worse

Kent County Council (KCC), faces a projected debt increase of tens of millions of pounds, even with maximum council tax hikes

The Independent UK

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Reform council ridiculed after repainting markings outside school which closed in 2016

Councillors urged to ‘talk to each other more’ after mistake

The Independent UK

Reform council repaints road markings outside school which closed in 2016

Kent County Council said it was ‘sorry for any confusion’ after repainting yellow zigzags and ‘School Keep Clear’ warnings.

Evening Standard

Reform council leader defends party colleague who called police ‘British hating scum’

Staffordshire County councillor Peter Mason apologised for the posts on X, written before he was elected in May

The Independent UK

Reform council led by ‘captain chaos’ is risking public safety, union warns

‘It’s time for the council administration to get a grip,’ says Fire Brigades Union boss after series of councillor suspensions

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Reform UK council ‘chaos’ creates threat to public safety – Fire Brigades Union

Reform UK councillor suspensions include the chair and vice-chair of the Kent and Medway Fire Authority which has left it in ‘disarray’.

Evening Standard

Reform may face legal action from councillors kicked out of party

Reform has lost nine councillors in supensions and removals since gaining power in May

The Independent UK

Reform may face legal action from removed Kent councillors

The party won 57 of the 81 council seats in May, but now has 48 following nine suspensions and removals.

Evening Standard

‘More clowns than Billy Smart’s circus’: Reform mocked as Kent council holds first meeting since video leak chaos

First full council meeting held since several suspended following leaked meeting footage

The Independent UK

Village told it cannot have Christmas lights unless England flags taken down

Harrietsham Parish Council said it may not be able to put up its Christmas lights due to the ‘financial implications’ of removing the flags

The Independent UK

‘Beyond ironic’: Reform-led council says flags must come down so Christmas lights can go up

Kent county council says union flags and flags of St George must come off street lights because of safety concerns

The Guardian - UK

Reform council leader has ‘no regrets’ after leaked video meeting

A leaked video of a Reform member meeting saw Kent County Council leader Linden Kemkaran telling members to ‘suck it up’ when they disagreed with her.

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Ex-Reform UK councillor says party shows lack of ‘human decency’

Bill Barrett was one of 57 Reform Councillors elected to Kent County Council (KCC) at the local elections in May overturning a 30-year Tory majority.

The Independent UK

Three Reform councillors expelled over ‘dishonest’ behaviour at flagship council

‘These individuals have shown a pattern of dishonest and deceptive behaviour which the party will not tolerate from its elected officials’, a Reform spokesperson said

Evening Standard

Three Reform councillors expelled for ‘dishonest and deceptive’ behaviour

Reform UK took control of Kent County Council after winning 57 of the 81 seats at the local elections in May.

The Independent UK

‘Little more than photocalls’: What has Reform’s Doge team done since it was set up?

The Elon Musk-inspired cost-cutting team promised big savings after Reform’s local election wins in May

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Evening Standard

Labour MPs call for Reform council leader to resign over ‘chaos’ and suspensions

Seven MPs have written to Nigel Farage after a video leaked to The Guardian showed Kent County Council leader ‘berating’ Reform councillors.

The Independent UK

Voices: ‘Couldn’t run a bath, let alone a council’: Readers slam Reform after Kent council chaos

YOUR VIEWS: Our community say the turmoil engulfing Reform’s Kent County Council – where four councillors were suspended after a leaked video of leader Linden Kemkaran berating colleagues – offers a stark preview of the chaos a Nigel Farage-led government could bring to Westminster

The Independent UK

Four Reform councillors suspended after footage of tense meeting leaked

Linden Kemkaran told members that KCC is a ‘shop window’ to show the country that Reform can govern well.

Evening Standard

Four Reform councillors suspended in Farage's flagship Kent council after online meeting bust-up with leader

‘Reform's meetings are starting to sound more like an episode of The Traitors than the running of a major council,’ said a Lib Dem spokesman

The Independent UK

Reform UK set to hike council tax in Kent by 5% - despite DOGE-style pledge to cut costs

Kent County Council’s Department of Local Government Efficiency (Dolge) has identified £40m of potential savings - but council tax looks likely to go up next year

Evening Standard

Kent ‘down to the bare bones’, says care chief amid council tax rise fears

Nigel Farage’s party ousted the Conservatives at Kent County Council (KCC) in May, with a promise to slash ‘wasteful spending’.

The Independent UK

Council leaders and MPs call for international railways links to reopen in Kent

On Friday, Kent County Council hosted an event to entice ‘competitors’ to Eurostar, and underline the desire for renewed railway links with Europe.

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