Leader of Kent County Council & Reform UK County Councillor for Maidstone Southeast. No replies on here, contact only via official email please.

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Joined May 2025
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Andy Burnham can’t cut taxes because he can’t cut spending. Reform will cut £40 billion of waste so we can give households £1,300 back in their pocket👇
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Setting the scene. 🙌
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The Tories and Labour have delivered decades of massive debt and no growth. Reform has a more comprehensive plan to boost growth than any other party!
Britain is broke. And to fix it, we need to start growing again. That’s why Reform’s Economic Rescue Plan includes these 64 pro-growth measures I’d take if I were Chancellor: 𝗨𝗻𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝗲𝗮 1. Approve Rosebank 2. Restart oil and gas licensing 3. Legalise onshore exploration 4. Abolish the Energy Profits Levy 5. Restore maximum economic extraction as the North Sea regulator's objective 𝗥𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻 6. Abolish the Emissions Trading Scheme 7. Halt the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism 8. Repudiate AR7 contracts for difference and scrap AR8 9. Implement the Fingleton Review on nuclear in full 10. Automatically approve French and South Korean nuclear designs 𝗚𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 11. Cut affordable housing requirements on brownfield sites 12. Permitted Development Right for brownfield housing 13. Repeal Biodiversity Net Gain 14. Exit the Aarhus Convention 15. Repeal and reform the Habitats Regulations, including Nutrient Neutrality 16. End the boiler ban 17. Legalise air conditioning to meet overheating rules 18. Remove mandatory EPC improvements 19. Revoke the Future Homes Standard 20. Repeal the Renters' Rights Act 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 21. Legislate approval for new runways at Heathrow and Gatwick 22. Auction airport landing slots 23. End 'target-consistent' carbon pricing in project evaluation 24. Ban carbon emissions considerations in planning applications 25. Fast-track all water reservoirs as nationally significant projects 26. Make Development Consent Orders a true one-stop shop 27. Restrict judicial review of ministerial planning decisions 28. Scrap Net Zero construction rules 29. Scrap the social value test in procurement 30. Lift launch limits at SaxaVord Spaceport 31. Open completed sections of East-West Rail 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗜 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 32. Review regulatory barriers to AI adoption 33. Permit on-site gas generation for data centres and industry 𝗥𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗛𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀 34. Cut Employer NI back to 13.8% 35. Introduce a migrant worker levy 36. Repeal the Employment Rights Act 37. Clarify that workplace rights don't require mandatory training courses 38. Let experienced tradesmen work on government contracts without CSCS qualifications 𝗨𝗻𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝘆 39. Review bank capital requirements to boost lending 40. Rule out Net Zero in financial regulators' remits 41. Repeal climate-related financial disclosure rules 𝗚𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗼𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗠𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 42. Scrap airport 'surface access strategies' 43. Abolish the electric vehicle mandates 44. Apply domestic GB hours to all UK HGV trips 45. Ban Low-Traffic Neighbourhoods 46. Back the M4 Relief Road 47. Move a new car's first MOT to four years 48. Abolish the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation 𝗨𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘁 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗼𝗺𝘀 49. Replace GDPR with a New Zealand-style Privacy Act 50. Fully re-legalise Imperial units 51. Review all unchanged EU law 52. Automatically repeal remaining EU law in 5 years unless retained 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗠𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 53. Make quarterly Making Tax Digital reporting voluntary 54. Reduce legal obligations on SME Non-Executive Directors 55. Double permission-free event days from 28 to 56 56. Make pavement dining licences automatic and permanent 57. Let shops open until 10pm, except Sundays 58. Repeal board diversity and inclusion rules 59. Remove the Sustainable Aviation Fuel mandate 60. Abolish the packaging tax 61. Scrap BBC and Channel 4 priority on streaming platforms 62. Remove the Public Sector Equality Duty 63. Five-year sunset on all QUANGOs 64. Five-year sunset clause on all new regulations And there are more to come! Britain’s full potential is waiting to be unleashed 🚀
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I’m firmly of the belief that if convicted criminals refuse to walk into the courtroom to hear their sentencing then they should be carried or dragged by the authorities. If once in the dock they shout out or refuse to be quiet, they should be gagged. telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/10…
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⬇️This is what’s needed ⬇️
Britain is broke. And to fix it, we need to start growing again. That’s why Reform’s Economic Rescue Plan includes these 64 pro-growth measures I’d take if I were Chancellor: 𝗨𝗻𝗹𝗼𝗰𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗡𝗼𝗿𝘁𝗵 𝗦𝗲𝗮 1. Approve Rosebank 2. Restart oil and gas licensing 3. Legalise onshore exploration 4. Abolish the Energy Profits Levy 5. Restore maximum economic extraction as the North Sea regulator's objective 𝗥𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗱𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗮𝗹𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻 6. Abolish the Emissions Trading Scheme 7. Halt the Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism 8. Repudiate AR7 contracts for difference and scrap AR8 9. Implement the Fingleton Review on nuclear in full 10. Automatically approve French and South Korean nuclear designs 𝗚𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗛𝗼𝗺𝗲𝘀 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝗢𝘂𝗿 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗲𝘀 11. Cut affordable housing requirements on brownfield sites 12. Permitted Development Right for brownfield housing 13. Repeal Biodiversity Net Gain 14. Exit the Aarhus Convention 15. Repeal and reform the Habitats Regulations, including Nutrient Neutrality 16. End the boiler ban 17. Legalise air conditioning to meet overheating rules 18. Remove mandatory EPC improvements 19. Revoke the Future Homes Standard 20. Repeal the Renters' Rights Act 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗖𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗰𝗮𝗹 𝗡𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗜𝗻𝗳𝗿𝗮𝘀𝘁𝗿𝘂𝗰𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 21. Legislate approval for new runways at Heathrow and Gatwick 22. Auction airport landing slots 23. End 'target-consistent' carbon pricing in project evaluation 24. Ban carbon emissions considerations in planning applications 25. Fast-track all water reservoirs as nationally significant projects 26. Make Development Consent Orders a true one-stop shop 27. Restrict judicial review of ministerial planning decisions 28. Scrap Net Zero construction rules 29. Scrap the social value test in procurement 30. Lift launch limits at SaxaVord Spaceport 31. Open completed sections of East-West Rail 𝗝𝗼𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗔𝗜 𝗥𝗲𝘃𝗼𝗹𝘂𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 32. Review regulatory barriers to AI adoption 33. Permit on-site gas generation for data centres and industry 𝗥𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗛𝗶𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘀𝗵 𝗪𝗼𝗿𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀 34. Cut Employer NI back to 13.8% 35. Introduce a migrant worker levy 36. Repeal the Employment Rights Act 37. Clarify that workplace rights don't require mandatory training courses 38. Let experienced tradesmen work on government contracts without CSCS qualifications 𝗨𝗻𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝘁𝗼 𝗜𝗻𝘃𝗲𝘀𝘁 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗼𝗺𝘆 39. Review bank capital requirements to boost lending 40. Rule out Net Zero in financial regulators' remits 41. Repeal climate-related financial disclosure rules 𝗚𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗠𝗼𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗶𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗠𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗻𝗴 42. Scrap airport 'surface access strategies' 43. Abolish the electric vehicle mandates 44. Apply domestic GB hours to all UK HGV trips 45. Ban Low-Traffic Neighbourhoods 46. Back the M4 Relief Road 47. Move a new car's first MOT to four years 48. Abolish the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation 𝗨𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗕𝗿𝗲𝘅𝗶𝘁 𝗙𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗱𝗼𝗺𝘀 49. Replace GDPR with a New Zealand-style Privacy Act 50. Fully re-legalise Imperial units 51. Review all unchanged EU law 52. Automatically repeal remaining EU law in 5 years unless retained 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗗𝗲𝗿𝗲𝗴𝘂𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗠𝗲𝗮𝘀𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀 53. Make quarterly Making Tax Digital reporting voluntary 54. Reduce legal obligations on SME Non-Executive Directors 55. Double permission-free event days from 28 to 56 56. Make pavement dining licences automatic and permanent 57. Let shops open until 10pm, except Sundays 58. Repeal board diversity and inclusion rules 59. Remove the Sustainable Aviation Fuel mandate 60. Abolish the packaging tax 61. Scrap BBC and Channel 4 priority on streaming platforms 62. Remove the Public Sector Equality Duty 63. Five-year sunset on all QUANGOs 64. Five-year sunset clause on all new regulations And there are more to come! Britain’s full potential is waiting to be unleashed 🚀
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Linden Kemkaran retweeted
Brussels Burnham wants to reopen our borders to millions of migrants. He is completely out of touch with the British people.
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An “easy out”. @nigelmp says the quiet bit out loud. He means not sticking to your guns but just saying whatever the interviewer EXPECTS you to say so that you stay the “correct” (ie establishment, uniparty, metropolitan liberal elite) side of what journalists deem to be the “acceptable” narrative in any given interview. This is exactly why the U.K. is in such a mess. Weak Tory politicians too afraid to stand firm and not be bullied by the media. I’m glad @RobertJenrick refused to tow the line as dictated by LBC
Robert had an easy out here but he chose not to go for it…… that bed must be really uncomfortable.
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He should do as Reform would and raise the tax free Personal Allowance to £15,000. No-one would pay income tax on the state pension. And 40 million people would get a tax cut. But then he’d have to cut wasteful spending. Which he won’t.
🚨 NEW: John Healey will announce pensioners will be protected from paying income tax in the Budget The state pension will rise by £489 to £13,036 with the tax-free allowance rising to match
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LET THE PEOPLE OF FOLKESTONE, HYTHE AND ROMNEY MARSH HAVE THEIR SAY @therealdavidwi1 Having watched Politics South East today, I was left wondering how closely some of our politicians are listening to the people they represent. Listening to Mike Tapp labour mp, a Liberal Democrat representative from Eastbourne and the Green Party’s Mike Blakemore, calling both myself and our Kcc leader racist this morning, I certainly did not feel they spoke for residents who oppose the council’s decision to declare our district a “District of Sanctuary”. A vote in the council chamber is not a mandate from every household in our district. That is why I launched an e-petition challenging this decision. My Facebook post has attracted more than 62,000 interactions, and over 200 people have contacted me directly saying they could not complete the petition because the website kept kicking them out. Those interactions are not petition signatures, but the response shows why residents must have a proper opportunity to be heard. I contacted Democratic Services, who have agreed that I can also organise a paper petition. If you have struggled to sign online, please contact me for details of the paper version. You can also send me a separate signed statement. Write your full name and postcode, followed by: “I oppose Folkestone and Hythe District Council’s motion to declare the district a District of Sanctuary. I do not support welcoming people who enter the UK illegally into Kent.” Sign and date it, then take a clear photograph or screenshot and send it to me by private message. Please do not put your personal details in the public comments. I will submit these statements alongside the petition, which already has more than 300 supporters. The council will determine which submissions meet its formal petition requirements. Residents deserve clear answers about what this declaration means, what commitments it creates and what it will cost. Our district. Our communities. Our right to be heard. If you agree please try and sign the petition go to the Folkestone and Hythe district council website…. Search e petition and follow the steps if you have trouble doing that please send your objection as above AND SHARE THIS POST! please
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If you’d like to add your name to the petition against Folkestone & Hythe becoming a “district of sanctuary” please see Cllr Wimble’s post below 👇
LET THE PEOPLE OF FOLKESTONE, HYTHE AND ROMNEY MARSH HAVE THEIR SAY @therealdavidwi1 Having watched Politics South East today, I was left wondering how closely some of our politicians are listening to the people they represent. Listening to Mike Tapp labour mp, a Liberal Democrat representative from Eastbourne and the Green Party’s Mike Blakemore, calling both myself and our Kcc leader racist this morning, I certainly did not feel they spoke for residents who oppose the council’s decision to declare our district a “District of Sanctuary”. A vote in the council chamber is not a mandate from every household in our district. That is why I launched an e-petition challenging this decision. My Facebook post has attracted more than 62,000 interactions, and over 200 people have contacted me directly saying they could not complete the petition because the website kept kicking them out. Those interactions are not petition signatures, but the response shows why residents must have a proper opportunity to be heard. I contacted Democratic Services, who have agreed that I can also organise a paper petition. If you have struggled to sign online, please contact me for details of the paper version. You can also send me a separate signed statement. Write your full name and postcode, followed by: “I oppose Folkestone and Hythe District Council’s motion to declare the district a District of Sanctuary. I do not support welcoming people who enter the UK illegally into Kent.” Sign and date it, then take a clear photograph or screenshot and send it to me by private message. Please do not put your personal details in the public comments. I will submit these statements alongside the petition, which already has more than 300 supporters. The council will determine which submissions meet its formal petition requirements. Residents deserve clear answers about what this declaration means, what commitments it creates and what it will cost. Our district. Our communities. Our right to be heard. If you agree please try and sign the petition go to the Folkestone and Hythe district council website…. Search e petition and follow the steps if you have trouble doing that please send your objection as above AND SHARE THIS POST! please
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I’ve campaigned with many Tory MP’s in their constituencies and nothing matches the love and affection the people of Clacton have for Nigel. That is why MP’s are so jealous and why Reform lives rent free in their heads. They know the minute a GE is called they are toast 🗳️ 🇬🇧
It’s the people of Clacton who gave me a mandate. I will go out and make sure I represent their needs no matter the weather. 🌧️
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No thank you.
THIS IS WHAT ANDY BURNHAM WANTS AN OPEN BORDER WITH.
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I’ll say it til I’m blue in the face: only British citizens should be entitled to benefits. We must put the British people first.
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🚨 STATEMENT ON BURNHAM REOPENING OUR BORDERS 🚨
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Please sign & share, we need to challenge making our district a District of Sanctuary
THE PETITION IS NOW LIVE — PLEASE SIGN AND SHARE - Challenge FHDC “District of Sanctuary” @therealdavidwi1 I very rarely ask people to sign petitions, but I feel strongly that Folkestone and Hythe District Council’s decision to declare us a “District of Sanctuary” deserves to be challenged The Green, Liberal Democrat and Labour councillors backing this motion should not assume they speak for everyone. If you disagree with their decision, this petition is your opportunity to put that opposition on record. My position is straightforward: people of every nationality, colour and religion deserve dignity and fair treatment. Equally, residents have every right to question decisions made in their name and ask what those decisions will mean for their communities. With housing, public services and council budgets under pressure, we need clear answers about what this declaration involves, what commitments follow and how residents’ needs will be protected. Compassion and accountability must go together. Asking questions and challenging council policy are fundamental parts of democracy. It takes about three minutes to sign. Please read the petition, add your name if you agree, and share the link so others can make their voices heard. The council has had its say. Now residents must have theirs. Sign here: folkestone-hythe.moderngov.c……
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Here’s the list I referred to👇
Some of them like to dish it out but they’re not so keen when it’s served right back at them
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Andy Burnham is open to adopting EU free movement He is totally out of touch with British voters Enough is enough Voters do not want more immigration Latest evidence confirms it has made us poorer thetimes.com/article/491a046…
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🚨 BREAKING NEWS 🚨 Andy Burnham has admitted he wants open door immigration with the EU. Freedom of movement means 450 million people will be able to move to the UK with no powers to stop them. Why is Burnham so determined to open the floodgates once again?
🚨 NEW: Andy Burnham says an "honest discussion" is needed on Britain readopting EU free movement "Freedom of movement had very significant challenges associated with it... but it was a type of immigration that perhaps wasn’t as difficult [as now]"
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