Four Reform UK councillors suspended after leaked video of chaotic council meeting
Reform council leader’s foul-mouthed rant sparks suspension storm
- Four Reform UK councillors have been suspended after a video was leaked showing a chaotic Kent County Council meeting.
- The footage captured KCC leader Linden Kemkaran berating backbench councillors, telling them to “f***ing suck it up” and threatening to mute dissenters.
- The suspended councillors are Paul Thomas, Oliver Bradshaw, Bill Barrett, and Maxine Fothergill, with Mr Thomas having been threatened with muting during the meeting.
- Reform UK took control of Kent County Council in May, overturning a 30-year Tory majority, and the council is considered a “flagship” for Nigel Farage's party.
- Labour and the Liberal Democrats criticised the incident, calling it “complete chaos”.