- Robbie Lammas, a councillor, has resigned from Reform UK, calling his defection from the Conservatives the "biggest mistake of my life".
- Lammas, who joined Reform UK in October 2025, now serves as an Independent councillor on Medway and hopes to rejoin the Conservative Party.
- He criticised Reform UK as "unfit to govern" and claimed he felt "misled" by the party, believing he was used for a "good news story" at the time of his defection.
- Lammas has apologised to Kemi Badenoch, stating he left the Conservatives because he thought the party was "over" but now believes she has "turned it around".
- Reform UK stated Lammas was previously suspended and rejected for a job, while the party has recently lost 15 councillors and faces challenges in by-elections.
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