Podcast: Reform UK suspends four Kent councillors following shock video leak

Reform UK has suspended four county councillors after the leaking of a video showing a private Zoom meeting of senior party members.

The four have had the whip removed “pending investigation, following evidence they brought the party into disrepute”.

Also in today’s podcast, fed-up residents say they’re paying hundreds of pounds in service fees for a children’s play park which, in reality, amounts to little more than a wooden log.

Over the past four years, garden city residents have been paying property management agency, FirstPort, thousands of pounds to maintain play equipment that residents say doesn’t exist.

The MP for Canterbury has spoken in the commons about some of the challenges being faced by Canterbury Cathedral.

Independent Rosie Duffield says the appointment of Bishop Sarah Mullally as the first female to hold the role should be seen as a new start for the church.

One of Kent’s poorest areas is set to receive £20 million to upgrade it to make it a “better place to live”.

Ahead of a meeting on the Pride in Place funding, business owners and residents of the Sheppey East ward told the KentOnline Podcast what they think the money should be spent on.

And in sport, Gillingham had two players sent off and conceded a debatable-looking penalty as they were beaten at Grimsby Town.

The Gills have now gone four games without a win in League 2 after the 1-0 loss and visiting fans were left chanting “1-0 to the referee” after a series of controversial decisions against their team.

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