Reform Accuses Departing Durham Councillors of 'Betrayal'
Three Durham councillors have quit Reform UK to sit as independents, prompting accusations of betrayal from the party, the BBC reported.
Reform UK has accused three Durham councillors of "betrayal" after they left the party to sit as independents, according to a report by the BBC.
The councillors named as leaving are Lyndsey Fox, Nicole Brown and Paul Sexton, all of whom represented Durham for Reform before their departure, the BBC said.
Details of the specific reasons behind the councillors' decision to quit the party were not fully outlined in available reporting. The BBC did not immediately provide further comment from the councillors or from Reform UK beyond the characterisation of the move as a "betrayal".
The departures reduce Reform UK's representation on Durham County Council, though the exact scale of the party's remaining presence was not specified in the source material.
Further details, including any response from the three former Reform councillors, had not been made available at the time of this report.
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- Reform accuses departing councillors of 'betrayal' — BBC Politics
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