William Eichler 08 July 2025

Farage: Council’s home to school transport spend ‘beyond belief’

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Reform UK leader Nigel Farage. © Frank 2012 / Shutterstock.com.

Reform UK leader Nigel Farage has described Kent County Council's spending on home to school transport as ‘beyond belief’.

On a visit to the council he said, ‘There are things called parents who for as long as modern times remember have had the aggravation of getting their kids to school.’

He acknowledged that there would be exceptions for children with special educational needs, according to the BBC.

Kent County Council spends £98m per year on school transport, according to Reform UK.

A recent analysis by the Local Government Association predicts that spending on home to school transport for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) will hit nearly £2bn this year.

To learn more about Reform UK, check out: Reform UK: What Britain’s fastest rising party stands for and Reform UK’s ‘Doge’ witch-hunts will achieve little.

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