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A Reform councillor just resigned in the most embarrassing way possible

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A Reform councillor just resigned in the most embarrassing way possible

Here at the Canary, we’ve been very critical of the sort of people who run to become Reform UK councillors. Sometimes this has been because of their own actions; other times it’s been because the party they sought to represent is reprehensible. Given this, we’d generally praise someone for leaving the party. It is somewhat difficult to do that in this instance, though: Reform councillor resigns, but sent their resignation letter to the wrong council pic.twitter.com/5MkFTfVMYa — Harry Eccles (@Heccles94) August 20, 2026 Confusion The Reform councillor in question is one Christine Duffy. Duffy has previously complained that she “received no training”…

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Welsh Reform politicians are embarrassing themselves in the Senedd

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Welsh Reform politicians are embarrassing themselves in the Senedd

Reform’s Wales representatives in the Senedd are showing themselves up in multiple serious discussions. Supposedly the formal opposition in the nation’s devolved parliament, Reform look increasingly foolish. The Members of the Senedd (MSs) are on record making various bloopers, not taking subjects seriously, and generally cocking-up. Not worth the £80,000 salary they’re plumped with. Reform ‘having a mare’ Cardiff-based Welsh journalist Will Hayward caught one Reform MS sorely lacking when he was entirely unprepared to ask a follow-up question, or ‘supplementary,’ on the Senedd floor. MS Gareth Beer asked a question which couldn’t have taken more than 30 seconds to think of,…

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