Reform suspends four councillors after leaked meeting video

Four Reform UK councillors from Kent have been suspended after video of a chaotic meeting was leaked. A spokesperson for the far-right party said they’d brought Reform UK into disrepute.

Which is quite a gallant argument given Reform UK didn’t have much repute to start with. Anyway, here’s a group of dysregulated middle-aged toddlers having an incredibly puerile row:

Even Reform have a line, apparently

The BBC reported:

A Reform UK spokesperson said Paul Thomas, Oliver Bradshaw, Bill Barret and Maxine Fothergrill have had the whip suspended pending an investigation.

Without this collection of intellectual rock stars, we expect full societal collapse in Kent by the end of the day.

One X user called said they were juvenile and amateurish. Which seems quite mild to be honest:

The main question is: can you imagine a Reform-run council where juvenile, amateurish incompetence like this is NOT going to be the norm?

Reform voters in Kent have taught everyone a valuable lesson, albeit at a cost to the county (and themselves). pic.twitter.com/FbUGiMYmJO

— Neil Franklin (@NeilFra97674870) October 20, 2025

Business as normal

Doorstepped by a journalist, the shouty one from the video (AKA council leader Linden Kemkaren) said it was “business as normal”. You’re just going to have to imagine the writer’s raised eyebrow emoji here:

NEW: Leader of Kent County Council responds to the weekends story and subsequent 4 suspensions as "Business as normal" pic.twitter.com/hbMALCtQkI

— Michael (@michaelkeohan) October 20, 2025

And another X user said Reform were proving to be an ‘absolute mess’ for Kent:

Reform are an absolute mess on Kent County Council. The party suspended 4 councillors for supposedly leaking the video of council leader Linden Kemkaran swearing at fellow councillors. I suspect they also suspended them over plans for a vote of no confidence. Surely it’s time to… https://t.co/qo3eomwfAg

— Samia Hersi (@SamiaHersi) October 20, 2025

Lib Dem councillors are reportedly pushing for a vote of no-confidence in Kemkaren. Kemkaren responded to the leak with a diatribe not seen since the days of Jackie Weaver:

To have people on the inside, who smile to our faces, sit next to us at meetings, share jokes, anecdotes, before stabbing us in the back is very sad indeed.

She accused the leakers of being “cowards”, “weak”, “foolish” and “incapable of displaying true courage themselves, so they look to harm those who are”.

She continued:

They are obsessed with personal gain at the expense of group success. They cannot cope with disappointment and personal inadequacies so they seek to bring down others to their level.

Quite a lot going on there. However, given Reform UK are a party for the billionaires, accusing people of being “obsessed with personal gain at the expense of group success” is a bit of reach, mate.

All in all, we can all rest easy knowing that these are the people who, according to polls, will soon be running the entire country.

Featured image via YouTube screenshot/Guardian News