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Reform may face legal action from removed Kent councillors
- On November 6, 2025, Councillor Isabella Kemp of Sheppey is listed as Independent on the Kent County Council website, leaving Reform UK just hours before the full council meeting at 10:00.
- After the leaked footage surfaced last month, the leaked online meeting showed Linden Kemkaran berating backbench councillors with `f****** suck it up`, prompting suspensions across Reform Kent.
- Reform UK won 57 of the 81 seats in May but ongoing suspensions and removals have reduced it to 48 councillors, with nine members suspended or removed.
- Kent Council is due to meet at 10:00 and Linden Kemkaran could face a confidence vote, with opposition calling it a `political crisis` and people `literally placing bets` on the administration's survival.
- Councillors urged an independent inquiry into road closures, some expelled members formed an Independent Reformers Group at KCC, and Isabella Kemp is reported to be considering legal action against Reform UK.
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