Reform UK councillor resigns 10 days after local elections
A Reform UK councillor in Gateshead resigned 10 days after the local elections, saying expanded business commitments prevent them from serving. Reform UK confirmed the departure was due to those business commitments, while local politicians and critics say the party should pay for the resulting by-election. The vacancy forces a Gateshead by-election and increases pressure on Reform UK as parties prepare for other June contests, including the Makerfield by-election where candidates are now being named.
A Reform UK councillor has resigned 10 days after the local elections because her "business commitments have expanded rapidly". So utterly unserious. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clypzeyjzpdo
Tony24Her expanding business should be forced to pick up the cost of the by-election.
Sir Basil10She's left to spend more time with her Hitler memorabilia
Chris Smith9Something must be done to make these scumbags pay for all the byelections they are causing.
Andy Hardy #JoinEU 🇲🇹 🇪🇺9Of course the BBC & the rest of our mainstream media are reporting all these Reform resignations. Of course they’re not! 😡
Kevin Thurston8Surely the election cost can come out of Nigel’s £5m?
Vivienne5It’s just like Brexit. They want to win. They have no idea what they will do if they do win.
Bee Online 🐝3More money struggling councils will have to funnel into re-elections and away from critical services...
Chris Smith3I wonder which scam pyramid scheme she's actually selling?
Ste3I wonder if the plumber will have business commitments?
Melissa Eco Zealot 🏴🏴🏴2Reform should pick up the by-election costs! Far too much money is being pushed onto council spending due to Reform resignations!
