Saturday, 11 April 2026

LETTER: Why I withdrew my nomination to stand as a Reform candidate.: Brent Reform are ineffective, disorganised and have no understanding of what residents want

 Dear Editor,

 

As you may have seen I have decided to stand as an independent candidate in Wembley Hill.


As residents know I originally stood as a Reform UK candidate. Unfortunately my experience prior to the close of nominations set a clear example. Reform in Brent can not deliver for local residents.


Immediately before the protected period started I became aware of a pattern of behaviour which would have jeopardised the opportunity to represent local residents. Despite contact from a number of figures, this behaviour continued. The leadership of local Reform struggled to respond to this.


Indeed the Brent Reform leadership were ineffective, disorganised, and completely lacked any understanding of what residents want.


You see this in their campaign. The leaflets focus solely on national issues. I tried to ask for local ones, but they were never allowed. But then again, if 52 of the 57 candidates have no intention of trying, then why would they care about local issues?


Simply put, I did not believe it was possible to represent both Reform and my residents. That is why I withdrew the Reform nomination, and will now be standing proudly as an independent to represent the ward I have spent my life in.

 

Andi Porri 

1 comment:

Ben said...

the other far right party restore are equally useless. while they admit they aren't ready for this election, that hasn't stopped them verbally abusing a group of canvassers in Brent. Restore don't actually have the solutions. They will just make you more angry, and blame it on someone else. they will not help you.