Jailed

November 21: Nathan Gill, the former leader of Reform UK in Wales, has been sentenced to 10-and-a-half years in jail for taking at least £40,000 in pro-Russia bribes. >> BBC

Suspended

November 19: Reform UK's only member of the Welsh parliament, Laura Anne Jones, has been suspended after using racist language about Chinese people and breaking Senedd rules. >> Wales Online

Health and safety

November 19: The teenage Reform leader of Warwickshire County Council has banned people from hanging flags on lampposts ahead of Christmas. George Finch, 19, claims it is over 'health and safety issues'. >> Coventry Telegraph

Legal action

November 19: A Reform UK barrister initiated legal action against Nation.Cymru for naming an official who swapped offensive messages with under-fire Reform MS Laura Anne Jones. It claims the revelation about Ed Sumner, Reform's director of communications, invaded his privacy. >> Nation.cymru

Apology

November 17: Reform-run Kent council said it was "sorry for any confusion" after an “error” led it to repaint "School Keep Clear" markings on a road outside a school which closed in 2016. >> Press Association

Expulsions

November 17: A month after Kent County Council's tumultuous meeting was leaked, two more suspended Reform UK councillors have been ejected from the party. Reform said Izzy Kemp had been expelled for the "leaking of confidential information" while Maxine Fothergill had failed to disclose information during vetting. >>Kent Live

Self interest

November 16: The Scottish public should be able to recall MSPs, says Reform UK's Graham Simpson—except for defecting to a different party. Simpson was originally elected as a Tory and switched to Reform in August 2025. >>The National

Refusal

November 14: The Welsh Senedd has refused an FOI request to release names of staff working for Nathan Gill, the former leader of Reform in Wales, who recently admitted taking bribes in return for making pro-Russian statements in the European Parliament. It said support staff don’t hold “public-facing roles”. >>Nation.Cymru

School rules

November 13: November 13: The 19-year-old leader of Warwickshire Council has asked for "flexibility" on school bus rules. Councils must currently provide transport options for children who live more than 3 miles from school, but George Finch says raising the minimum to 5 miles would cut 16% of households and help the council save money. >>TransportXtra

Overspend

November 13: A report to Reform-led Kent County Council suggests it will overspend its annual budget by £46m on current plans, with council leader Linden Kemkaran arguing for the maximum 4.9% increase in council tax and suggesting central government will need to help it. >>Kent Live

Disrepute

November 12: Reform's only member of the Welsh parliament, Laura Anne Jones, faces a two-week suspension for bringing the Senedd into disrepute, over a racial slur she used to describe Chinese people. >>ITV

Jailed

November 12: An independent councillor who intends to stand as a parliamentary candidate for Reform UK was previously jailed for three and a half years over his involvement in Britain's largest cannabis farm. >>Nation.Cymru

Jailed

November 12: An independent councillor who intends to stand as a parliamentary candidate for Reform UK was previously jailed for three and a half years for his involvement in Britain's largest cannabis farm. >>Nation.Cymru

Sell-off

November 11: Reform-led Kent council is planning to sell off a £3m office building despite internal documents showing it is likely to be converted into housing for homeless people from London. >>Kent Live

Tax increase

November 10: Reform-led North Northamptonshire council is planning to double council tax on second homes six months after party leader Nigel Farage denounced such policies as “madness” and “extortion”. >>Politics Home

Public safety

November 10: Fire brigade union officials in Kent say emergency services are breaking down amid the Reform-led council's chaotic administration. "This situation is a shambles and a threat to public safety." >>PA News

Tax hikes

November 10: Reform UK is set to increase council tax for 1.2 million people in Lancashire by 5%, after failing to make promised cuts to local authority spending. >>The i Paper

Outside interests

November 10: Nigel Farage attacked "global corporatism" in a speech to small business leaders. But Reform UK and its leader have received hundreds of thousands of pounds from overseas organisations, and international corporate interests. >>Independent / openDemocracy / Parliament.uk

Apology

November 7: A Reform UK councillor in Staffordshire has apologised for calling British police "a bunch of politically-indoctrinated British hating scum." He says he was "affected by grief and redundancy" when he made the comments in 2024. >>Express and Star

Legal action

November 6: A suspended Reform UK councillor in Kent is considering legal action. He says claims the complaints relate to an “erotic novel” he had published. >>PA News

Pension cuts

November 6: Deputy Reform leader Richard Tice says the party is considering cuts to "unsustainable" public sector pensions. The average civil service pension is £9,750 a year. >>Civil Service World

Removals

November 6: Nine out of Kent's 57 Reform UK councillors have been suspended or removed since the election in May. >>Border Telegraph

Quit

November 5: The only black branch chair of Reform UK says he quit after the "Unite the Kingdom" rally. >>ITV News

Cut wages

November 3: Nigel Farage has said Reform UK could cut the minimum wage for young people, saying there is "an argument" that it is currently "too high". >>Sky News

Turmoil

November 1: Since its landslide election win in May, Reform-run Kent County Council has never been far away from the headlines. >>Kent Online

Roll back

November 3: Nigel Farage has distanced himself from Reform UK’s previous promise to introduce tax cuts worth £90bn, including by raising the tax-free personal allowance to £20,000. >>CityAM

Expelled

October 27: Five Reform UK county councillors in Kent have been expelled for bringing the party into "disrepute" and displaying a "lack of integrity". >>BBC

Resigned

October 27: Grantham councillor Mark Whittington, who quit the Tories to join Reform has left the party after 20 days for personal reasons "related to my Twitter and Facebook posts regarding my recent health issues". He will now sit as in independent. >>BBC

"Frictions"

October 27: Five Reform UK councillors in Cornwall have left the party to form an independent group, saying they were told by Reform leaders to focus on immigration and net zero rather than affordable housing and public services. >>BBC

Conflicts

October 26: Councillors in Lancashire were threatened with legal action after highlighting potential conflicts of interest for Reform councillor Graham Dalton, who is in charge of social care but also owns a private care company. >>Lancashire Lead

Hallucinations

October 21: Failed Reform candidate Liz Williams lost her legal challenge over her narrow defeat in Worcestershire after she used fake, AI-generated legal opinions to try to win her case. >>The Independent

Tax investigation

October 19: Reform could face fines from HMRC after failing to pay VAT on sales of £438,296 at its party conference in 2024. >>The Times

Chaos

October 18: Kent's Reform-led council was thrown into disarray after a video in which councillors were told to “fucking suck it up” if they disagreed with leader Linden Kemkaran. >>Guardian

Quitters

October 17: The Reform UK councillor in charge of special educational needs in Derbyshire has resigned for "personal reasons". He was elected in May. >>BBC

Backtracking

October 15: Leicestershire's Reform UK group says council tax is expected to rise next year despite its manifesto pledge to lower taxes. >>Leicester Mercury

Expelled

October 15: Berwick councillor Nicole Brook has been expelled from Reform UK after seeking to challenge the local party's leadership with a vote of no confidence. >>Northumberland Gazette

Suspended

October 13: Kent Reform councillor Robert Ford has been suspended pending a misconduct investigation after complaints from several women about his conduct. >>Kent Online

Second jobs

October 8: Nigel Farage earned more than £1.2 million since the election from "second jobs" according to his latest financial disclosures. That's twice as much as the next-highest earner, Rishi Sunak, and many of Farage's financial declarations were filed months after they happened, instead of within the 28-day limit. >>The Mirror

U-Turn

October 5: Kent's Reform-led council says it is planning to raise council taxes next year, despite pledging to cut costs and lower the tax burden. "We just want more money," said one council member. >>Financial Times

Suspension

July 5: Reform MP James McMurdock has been suspended after an investigation showed he took out £70,000 of Covid loans in 2020 for two businesses that did not appear to be operational. >>Sunday Times

Scandal after scandal

Ever since Reform was created as the Brexit Party in 2018, senior party figures have been embroiled in controversy, from infighting and corruption to revelations about criminal convictions. >> Stop Reform