Martin Ford 21 May 2025

Legal threats to Reform ambitions

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Nigel Farage, leader of the Reform Party, during his party’s general election manifesto launch. © ComposedPix / Shutterstock.com.

Reform UK's ambitions to shake up local government could be stymied by legal hurdles, an expert warned this week.

Party leaders have criticised councils with Diversity, Equality and Inclusion (DEI) posts, vowed to scrap Low-Traffic Neighbourhoods (LTNs) and suggested legal challenges to housing for asylum seekers.

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