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Tory leader: Reform on KCC 'making a mess of it'

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December 25, 2025

CONSERVATIVE Party leader Kemi Badenoch has taken a swipe at the new Reform UK administration at Kent County Council (KCC) claiming it is "making a mess" of it.

- By SIMON FINLAY

Mrs Badenoch said Reform at KCC are not united and claiming credit for savings that the Tories had already identified while still in office. She was speaking at Brands Hatch last week, December 15, to announce Conservative proposals to end Labour's 2030 ban on new petrol and diesel cars if the Tories win the next general election.

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