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The Daily BriefCornwall Council loses finance chief Annabel Scholes days after chief executive Kennally quits

Lead investigation

The collapse of Reform UK in Cornwall

A council group that won 28 seats in May 2025 has lost ten councillors in fifteen months. The record includes resignations, a breakaway group, conduct cases, the Highwayman audio and Bruce Craze's departure for Restore Britain in July 2026.

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Reform councillors gone

9

Conduct cases cited

28→20

Group size — 10 left, 2 won back

Illustration: Cornwall Political Watch · AI-assisted

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Where the money actually comes from

Reform UK took £25 million from one donor and won 28 Cornwall Council seats. The film traces the registered money — and finds no Cornwall accounting unit through which any of it can be followed.

Cornwall Council owes

that's £2,890 for every resident

Accountability Signals

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