Reform UK councillor Matthew Fraser Moat stepped down as head of the Kent Dolge team on Tuesday, stating that he made a "lapse of judgement" after being quoted by the Financial Times saying that the authority had "not made any cuts".

Senate Democrats who backed a deal last week to end the government shutdown apparently believe that ICE, or U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, can be rehabilitated if the right reforms are implemented — and that a two-week window to negotiate those reforms is reasonable.

Former British Home Secretary Suella Braverman has defected to the hard-right Reform UK party. She resigned her 30-year membership with the Conservative Party and will now represent her southern England constituency as a Reform member.

Chris Large will step down as Reform UK group leader and as council cabinet member for finance.

Liam Byrne’s intervention comes after London-based company is linked to Iranian-born billionaire Sasan Ghandehari