Geri ❤️<p>David Wimble of <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Reform" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Reform</span></a>, who was elected councillor for Romney Marsh with 64% of the vote, said: "We need to be realistic about what we can and can't do."</p><p>He added: "Somebody stopped me today and said,'when are you going to stop the boats then?'. This is the county council, and we have no power to do that."</p><p>BUT</p><p>Some Reform UK leaflets delivered in <a href="https://mastodon.online/tags/Kent" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Kent</span></a> did feature national party messaging, including a pledge to "stop the boats"</p><p>They lied to the electorate to get the vote</p>