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A Reform UK council leader has claimed the party is “stronger” having suspended another member just hours before a full council meeting.

Reform UK won 57 of the 81 seats at Kent County Council (KCC) to take control of the authority in May, overturning a 30-year Tory majority.

There are now 48 Reform councillors, with nine members having been either suspended or removed since then.

Most recently, Councillor Isabella Kemp, who represents Sheppey on KCC, was suspended from the party ahead of a council meeting on November 6.

Ms Kemp is the latest in a string of suspens

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