satnav wrote: ↑Thu May 21, 2026 10:32 pm There are rumours circulating on social media that Danny Kruger might be planning to leave Reform and rejoin the Tory Party because he is not happy at the way Farage is behaving with regard to the £5m bung he received.The man who said "the Conservative party is over"? A strong Tory leader would tell him to do one. Over to you, Kemi.
davidjay wrote: ↑Fri May 22, 2026 12:03 am Whenever fringe party does better then expected in council elections there's always a bit of wastage from surprise winners who never thought they'd actually have top do the job, but this level seems unprecedented.I did suspect some issues arising when they were able to get the most candidates to run, Labour were second and were asking people to stand as paper candidates (And not just the basics of delivering one leaflet and nothing else, they just wanted your name and they would put you forward), and Labour have a membership list to work from, Reform is effectively just people signing up to a mailing list.
mattomac wrote: ↑Fri May 22, 2026 12:55 pmAnd finding themselves elected. The Greens may well have the same problem.davidjay wrote: ↑Fri May 22, 2026 12:03 am Whenever fringe party does better then expected in council elections there's always a bit of wastage from surprise winners who never thought they'd actually have top do the job, but this level seems unprecedented.I did suspect some issues arising when they were able to get the most candidates to run, Labour were second and were asking people to stand as paper candidates (And not just the basics of delivering one leaflet and nothing else, they just wanted your name and they would put you forward), and Labour have a membership list to work from, Reform is effectively just people signing up to a mailing list.
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