The article highlights the operational struggles of councils controlled by Reform UK following recent local elections, where numerous meetings have been canceled or postponed. Many newly elected councillors have not attended their initial meetings, raising concerns about the party's organizational capabilities. The situation is particularly acute in councils like Kent and Nottinghamshire, leading to criticism from opposition members. The article emphasizes the implications of such governance issues on local politics and the effectiveness of newly elected representatives.
Councils taken over by Reform UK have been left in a state of paralysis as dozens of key meetings are cancelled and newly elected councillors fail to show up.
Opposition councillors have claimed organisation and productivity have been a shambles since the election, with some claiming the Reform representatives do not know what they're doing.
Across the 12 Reform-controlled councils, 33 meetings have been cancelled or postponed within the first nine weeks since the election.
In Kent, nine out of the 22 meetings - 40 percent - scheduled have been cancelled since the election up to July 4.
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