Reform council leader says she launched hunt for cowards' who leaked recorded meeting

"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 said in the message. The people who did this are cowards. They are weak. They are foolish. They are incapable of displaying true courage themselves, so they look to harm those who are."

"Councillors can be seen complaining about backbiting and being ignored by their leader, Linden Kemkaran, who tells them they will be screwed and that Reform can forget about winning the general election if they don't balance Kent's budget. In an extraordinary recording, which shows the inner workings of Reform's Kent operation, she shouts down fellow members before telling them they will be muted in scenes reminiscent of the viral Jackie Weaver video from a parish council Zoom meeting in 2021."

Linden Kemkaran launched a hunt for councillors who leaked a recorded meeting in which she told colleagues that those who disagreed with decisions would 'fucking suck it up.' The leaked video exposed bitter divisions within Reform members of Kent County Council, with councillors complaining about backbiting and being ignored by their leader. Kemkaran warned colleagues they would be 'screwed' and said Reform could forget about winning a general election unless Kent's budget balanced. The recording captured her shouting over fellow members and muting them, echoing the viral Jackie Weaver parish council Zoom confrontation. Kemkaran accused insiders of cowardice and treachery, reported suspicions to party head office, and vowed a thorough investigation and expulsions.

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