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Green KCC Cllr for Tonbridge and TMBC Cllr for Judd Ward. Man of Kent and wishful thinker.
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The Green Group at Kent County Council responds to Zia Yusuf resigning as Reform chair, in the same week he basically stormed their council offices as part of the party's crackpot 'DOLGE' team
The Green Group at Kent County Council has acknowledged the resignation of Reform UK Chairman Zia Yusuf and calls for a renewed commitment to transparent, accountable, and effective local government. Over the past two weeks, the Green Group has voiced growing concerns about the suspension of key committee meetings and the announcement of a DOGE made up largely of party members and unelected volunteers. Both of these developments risk reducing transparency, undermining scrutiny and eroding public confidence in council decision-making. The recent period of uncertainty and administrative paralysis has highlighted the urgent need for a return to regular, open committee work. Speaking about Mr Yusuf’s resignation, leader of the Green Group, Rich Lehmann said “This bizarre and unexpected move feels like it could go one of two ways. On the one hand, the controversial flag policy and the rushed ‘DOGE’ announcement both appeared on Mr Yusuf’s Twitter feed before anywhere else, so there was a sense that, despite being an unelected bureuacrat, he was very much running things at KCC instead of the locally elected representatives. What’s not clear is whether any of his interventions were also behind the significant number of meeting cancellations we’ve seen over the past couple of weeks.”
June 5, 2025 at 5:31 PM