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Kent’s first Reform UK councillor claims some Tories could defect in the coming weeks – and thinks the party can “take control” of the county council in May. Meanwhile, Nigel Farage has told KentOnline that his party is taking next year’s elections “very seriously”. It comes as Cllr David Wimble, a former Conservative member of Folkestone & Hythe District Council (FHDC) who later became an independent, has now switched to Reform. The Romney Marsh representative told KentOnline he has known his new party’s leader, Mr Farage, for about 20 years. Cllr Wimble said: “I told him I could never join U…

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