The Latest Breaking News from KCC

Council data obtained by the Guardian shows 345 children have gone missing in recent years, many probably taken by traffickers

Bill Barrett was one of 57 Reform Councillors elected to Kent County Council (KCC) at the local elections in May overturning a 30-year Tory majority.

‘These individuals have shown a pattern of dishonest and deceptive behaviour which the party will not tolerate from its elected officials’, a Reform spokesperson said

Reform UK took control of Kent County Council after winning 57 of the 81 seats at the local elections in May.

Approximately 93% of older adults have at least one chronic condition, and 78% are reported to have multiple.

Seven MPs have written to Nigel Farage after a video leaked to The Guardian showed Kent County Council leader ‘berating’ Reform councillors.

Linden Kemkaran told members that KCC is a ‘shop window’ to show the country that Reform can govern well.

‘Reform's meetings are starting to sound more like an episode of The Traitors than the running of a major council,’ said a Lib Dem spokesman

NEWS ANALYSIS: Reform UK appears to have an impregnable lead in the polls, but political editor David Maddox highlights how the cracks are beginning to show in the councils the party runs and the ongoing policy vacuum

Exclusive: Footage reveals Kent leader berating councillors amid rows over budgets and bullying claims

Letters: Jeremy Cross says disjointed policies are trapping people in poverty and isolation, while Monica Hall considers the cost of potholes. Plus letters from Derrick Joad and Colin Burke