KCC leader says fire authority talking 'absolute nonsense'

Reform UK's suspension or expulsion of multiple Kent councillors has left a fire service unable to make major spending decisions, a union has said.

Brian Black and Isabella Kemp were chair and vice chair of the Kent and Medway Fire and Rescue Authority before being removed in the wake of leaks from a heated Kent County Council (KCC) meeting.

The Fire Brigades Union (FBU) said the authority, which governs Kent Fire & Rescue Service, was "in disarray" and unable to carry out its full functions as a result.

Linden Kemkaran, the Reform UK leader of Kent County Council, said the FBU was 'talking absolute nonsense'.