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Calls for Kent Council Leader's Resignation After Outburst

10/21/2025

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Linden Kemkaran, leader of Kent County Council, faces calls to resign after a clip shows her swearing at colleagues.
Seven Labour MPs wrote to Nigel Farage, calling her “clearly not up to the job” and urging resignation.
Kemkaran dismissed questions about her conduct as “business as usual.”
Independent MP Rosie Duffield condemned her refusal to answer questions as “completely unacceptable.”
Four Reform councillors have been suspended amid the controversy.

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Linden Kemkaran, leader of Kent County Council, faces calls to resign after a clip shows her swearing at colleagues.
Seven Labour MPs wrote to Nigel Farage, calling her “clearly not up to the job” and urging resignation.
Kemkaran dismissed questions about her conduct as “business as usual.”
Independent MP Rosie Duffield condemned her refusal to answer questions as “completely unacceptable.”
Four Reform councillors have been suspended amid the controversy.