A Reform councillor in Plymouth has backed a policy to open fire on migrants at borders if they “attempt to forcefully cross”. Councillor Carol Ney, who only defected from Labour to Reform in April, has resigned from Reform over its handling of the comments. Ney has said Tyler should be suspended and that there should be “more reprimand” by the Reform group leader. Days after Reform councillor Ben Rowe was elected in May, he was suspended over a series of antisemitic and islamophobic comments he made online. Ricketts was criticised for failing to condemn Rowe’s comments and for not removing him from the Reform council group.