Countdown: The steady shedding of Reform councillors and officials continues…

Drunken displays, racist rants and dodgy deals are just some of the reasons that Reform councillors and officials are dropping like flies…

While Reform UK can celebrate a steady drumbeat of defections and by-elections boosting their number of councillors, they’re finding it somewhat hard to keep hold of the ones they’ve already got. The party managed to shed a remarkable eight councillors in September alone, and have lost 24 since May, for a variety of embarrassing reasons.

To make matters worse, even Reform HQ staff are not safe from the perpetual churn. Read on for a breakdown of those suspended, expelled and otherwise exiled from the Reform Party movement over the past few months…

Countdown: The steady shedding of Reform councillors and officials continues…, Hope not Hate

Reform UK criticised for candidates’ offensive posts

Reform UK is fielding local election candidates who have “posted hate, pushed far-right conspiracies and praised extremists” – despite Nigel Farage’s claim to have beefed up the party’s vetting process, campaign group Hope Not Hate has said.

Reform UK criticised for candidates’ offensive posts, BBC