Reform UK’s Kent council faces ‘extreme risk’ after passing first budget

Councillors vote for 3.99% council tax increase while mounting attack on the vulnerable', opposition says

Reform UK's showcase council in Kent faces extreme risk" and instability", opposition politicians have warned, after it passed its first budget.

The party's councillors voted it through on Thursday night after their leaders announced a 3.99% council tax increase, one percentage point under the limit before a referendum is required, despite promising before their election win not to raise tax.