Reform UK councillor Ed Hill expelled from party

A Reform UK councillor who was elected to Devon County Council in May has been expelled from the party.

Reform UK said it had expelled Ed Hill for publishing a letter about free school meals in the name of all Reform Devon councillors without their consent.

In June it emerged Hill had reported two fellow Reform councillors to police over election expenses.

Hill, the member for Pinhoe and Mincinglake, said there had been a misunderstanding which led him to believe he could add his colleagues’ names as signatories.

A Reform UK spokesman said Hill’s actions “damaged the interests of the party”.

The spokesman said: “We will not…