Stay up to date with notifications from The IndependentNotifications can be managed in browser preferences.Jump to contentThank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged inAllNewsSportCultureLifestyleRobbie Lammas, a councillor, has resigned from Reform UK, calling his defection from the Conservatives the "biggest mistake of my life". Lammas, who joined Reform UK in October 2025, now serves as an Independent councillor on Medway and hopes to rejoin the Conservative Party. He criticised Reform UK as "unfit to govern" and claimed he felt "misled" by the party, believing he was used for a "good news story" at the time of his defection. Lammas has apologised to Kemi Badenoch, stating he left the Conservatives because he thought the party was "over" but now believes she has "turned it around". Reform UK stated Lammas was previously suspended and rejected for a job, while the party has recently lost 15 councillors and faces challenges in by-elections. In fullReform UK councillor quits party after branding defection ‘biggest mistake of my life’Thank you for registeringPlease refresh the page or navigate to another page on the site to be automatically logged inPlease refresh your browser to be logged in

Robbie Lammas, the former deputy leader of Reform UK on Medway Council in Kent, has resigned from his new role after just eight months - saying he "felt misled" by Nigel Farage's…

Robbie Lammas declared the Conservative Party was ‘over’ when he defected to Reform UK in October 2025