Nathaniel Fried, head of Reform’s DOGE unit, quits
Nathaniel Fried, head of Reform's DOGE unit, quits
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Reform party chairman Zia Yusuf quits, saying its no longer a good use of his time
Reform party chairman Zia Yusuf has resigned. Amongst other responsibilities, his role was to “professionalise” the party – surely a thankless task – and to run Reform’s DOGE (the doesn’t-really-exist “department” of government efficiency, another idea Reform stole from Musk…
Reform councillor Adam Smith is suspended after less than a month
It took less than a month for Adam Smith, one of Reform’s councillors for West Northamptonshire, to get himself suspended. Reform are being a bit vague about why, saying only that: Following a number of concerns regarding the conduct of…
Reform almost lose another councillor because job is too ‘dull n boring’
It took less than a month after Reform’s Barry Martin successfully campaigned to be elected to Staffordshire Council for him to realise that the job wasn’t really his cup of tea. Why? Well, because ‘Barry doesn’t do dull and boring’.…
Wayne Titley becomes the fifth Reform councillor to quit his job after serving 2 weeks
Wayne Titley, recently elected to be a Staffordshire County Councillor, lasted just two weeks before stepping down for “personal reasons”, unable to represent voters “in the way they deserve”. No-one really seems to have said precisely why, but it was…
Reform loses their fourth councillor as Luke Shingler switches to be an independent
Despite appearing on the ballot paper as the Reform candidate in the recent local council election for Nuneaton’s Galley Common in Warwickshire, he ended up taking his position as an independent councillor rather than representing Reform. He’s another one who…
Andrew Kilburn is the third Reform councillor to resign, lasting 9 days
Andrew Kilburn, recently elected as a county councillor in Durham, has stepped down after just after a week in the job. This time it is because he isn’t actually allowed to be a councillor, on the basis that he already…
Desmond Clarke becomes the second Reform councillor to quit within a week of starting
Outlasting the previous quitter by just a few days, Reform Councillor Desmond Clarke became the next Reform councillor to flee their post within a week of getting the job. The reason for this one seems less clear, with the official…
Reform councillor Donna Edmunds quits after 4 days, claiming that Reform is a cult
Donna Edmunds, one of the fleet of Reform candidates that won a local election to become a councillor during the elections on 1st May 2025 was suspended by the party just three days later. Reform claimed that one of her…